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NewsLegal aid reforms at odds with Cameron’s SME targets
Reforms to legal aid are at odds with the prime minister’s ambition to break big businesses’ stranglehold on government contracts, we reveal.
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NewsFirms warned to tackle lock-up days
Small and mid-tier firms are being warned to tighten financial practices, with a large proportion running up excessive amounts of unbilled work. The firm’s experts said economic pressure was causing some firms to lower their client acceptance barriers, leading to working capital issues further down the line ...
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NewsTax changes for LLPs ‘will damage UK’
Legislation to alter the tax rules for limited liability partnerships (LLPs) will have ‘far- reaching’ implications for the legal and business community
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FeatureHow to: Outsource legal work
Legal process outsourcing has matured and evolved from the traditional offshore provider model
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NewsJacoby & Meyers makes inroads into Europe
Pioneering US firm Jacoby & Meyers has announced plans for a joint venture with a UK firm as it expands its operation into the European market.
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Accountancy giants consider ABS moves
Two of the UK’s major accountancy firms are considering applications to become providers of regulated legal services.
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Scepticism in partner hires leads to record drop
Scepticism in the value created by partner hires has led to a record fall in the number of recruits during the first half of 2013, according to research.
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NewsLawyers Online in £2m TV relaunch
Long-established legal internet service provider Lawyers Online has relaunched itself as a referral site for legal services.
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NewsCharity sets up its own law practice
A Leicester charity has become the first such not-for-profit organisation to set up and own a law firm.
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Small law firms eye mergers
The proportion of small firms expecting to merge has doubled in six months, according to new figures from the Law Consultancy Network.
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OpinionLeader: Time for innovation – and good judgement
Most headline news from the legal sector has been on the gloomy side since 2008.
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FeatureWeather Eye
Law firms are in a ‘unique’ position to influence employees, suppliers, clients and policymakers on climate change, according to Law Society chief executive Desmond Hudson.
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NewsBarristers freed to conduct litigation
Barristers will be able to conduct litigation and share business premises with non-barristers following approval of the Bar Standards Board's new handbook by the Legal Services Board.
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Legislation to alter tax rules for LLPs
Draft legislation to enforce the government’s clampdown on ‘disguised employment’ has been published.
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Firms ‘not responding’ to calls
Fierce competition between mid-tier professional services firms has failed to make them more responsive to new business enquiries
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Hill Dickinson sells office to Caan-backed Knights
Private equity-backed Midlands firm Knights Solicitors has announced the acquisition of the Chester office of top-50 firm Hill Dickinson.
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By George! Legal PR misses a trick with royal baby
Obiter is a little disappointed by the legal sector’s failure to ride shotgun on the birth of royal baby George.
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Merger creates billion-dollar international firm
International firm SJ Berwin has merged with Australian-Chinese giant King & Wood Mallesons