All articles by Paul Rogerson – Page 5
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NewsIn depth: 'It's only the oldies left at 7.30' - benchmarking survey exposes productivity slump
A 1,000% rise in interest receipts has helped law firms stay financially resilient, the Law Society’s latest benchmarking survey shows. But chargeable hours continue to fall.
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OpinionInside information
The SRA came under fire last year for allegedly ‘understating the severity’ of the risks faced by the 34,500 solicitors who work in-house.
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NewsInterest buoys law firm profits as productivity dips again
Law Society’s annual financial benchmarking survey also reveals that firms are broadly optimistic about their 2024 trading prospects.
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NewsTop-50 defendant firm prospering under private equity ownership
North-west firm Keoghs, part of the Davies insurance group, continues to grow income and profits.
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OpinionTruth at a premium. Again
Association of British Insurers unveils a ‘10-point plan for reducing motor premiums’.
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NewsFull £10bn Mastercard group action still in play, insists lawyer for Walter Merricks
Willkie’s Boris Bronfentrinker dismisses assertion by Mastercard lawyers Freshfields that new CAT ruling kills off bulk of the claim.
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OpinionMargin calls
What stands out from the latest batch of LLP accounts are inflation-busting increases in wage bills.
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OpinionAttitude problems
How can a regulator tell lawyers how to be good citizens as well as good lawyers? It that even a regulator’s job?
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NewsIn Focus: 'Mildly ridiculous' - LSB chief’s candid verdict on the state of legal regulation
Amid mounting public outrage over the Post Office scandal, Legal Services Board chief Matthew Hill has delivered an outspoken valedictory message on the current state of legal regulation.
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OpinionCompassion on the ration
This week’s Gazette carries an exposé of what happens when the tattered compact between state and citizen starts to break down completely.
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NewsTop earner paid £6.3m as soaring salaries hit profits at Fieldfisher
Over £13m has been paid to the European firm’s highest earner in the past two years.
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OpinionLabour pains
Organised labour is predictably outraged by the resurrection of employment tribunal fees. Trade unions can hardly claim to be surprised, however.
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NewsGovernment resurrects employment tribunal fees
Controversial charging regime introduced by Chris Grayling was axed following a Supreme Court ruling in 2017.
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OpinionBucking the market
We have learned to accept the primacy of ‘market forces’. Yet exceptions can always be made for reasons of political expediency.
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OpinionNew year resolution
As we enter 2024, I am determined to strike an uncharacteristically optimistic note.
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NewsLegal sector revenues still climbing, City reports - but growth rate halves
TheCityUK’s annual bellwether finds that legal services contributed £34bn to the economy in 2022.
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OpinionViolence in court
A disgruntled spouse in hot pursuit of a fleeing judge through the corridors of a courthouse sounds like something from a Carry On film. In reality, the scene which played out at Milton Keynes last week could hardly be a less appropriate prompt for ribaldry.
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OpinionThinking the ‘unthinkable’
I wish the Office for Budget Responsibility had been around when I was a young reporter.