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Listed law firm tells markets today that UK revenues ‘have continued to recover to near 2021 levels’.
NewsSolicitors will take ‘appropriate action’ without pay deal, group warns
London Criminal Courts Solicitors' Association president says offer to CBA shows MoJ has ‘flexibility to re-negotiate’.
NewsSoophia Khan bids to overturn strike-off
Former solicitor-advocate tells the Gazette: ‘I will fight because I want my practising certificate back.’
NewsInce settles former chief's claim with £15,000 payouts
Adrian and John Biles will each receive the sum for loss of office as chief executive and head of finance, firm says today.
NewsDefendants could be released before trial if legal aid dispute continues – High Court
Court says absence of barristers by end of November ‘unlikely’ to be sufficient reason for extending CTL.
NewsProfits up 5% at Burges Salmon
National firm says 10% increase in turnover came from its ‘key sector groups’.
NewsJudges wrongly blamed government over CBA action, High Court hears
CPS says judges who cited ‘long-term underfunding’ wrongly expressed view on legal aid dispute.
NewsFormer criminal solicitor gets MoJ legal aid brief
Gareth Johnson given responsibility for criminal courts recovery and criminal legal aid.
NewsGood Law Project asks Boris Johnson to cover six-figure legal bill
Campaign group claims former PM ‘acted for an improper purpose’ over Partygate advice.
NewsGreene faces wait for SDT decision
Former Law Society president did not give ‘inaccurate [or] misleading’ evidence, SDT told.
NewsWitnesses can give evidence by WhatsApp, Court of Appeal rules
WhatsApp ‘capable of being regarded as sufficiently secure’ for Crown court evidence, judge says.
NewsAddleshaws signs 15-year lease on new London office
International firm says the move will provide ‘the opportunity to grow further’.
NewsClaimant hit with indemnity costs over witness statement
High Court criticises claimant for ‘significant non-compliance’ with PD57AC.
NewsMan sentenced for harassing MP and her solicitor husband
Michael Bedford sent hundreds of emails to Kinglsey Napley, where Dame Maria Miller’s husband works.
NewsListed funder posts 17% drop in pre-tax profits
Litigation Capital Management says market conditions leave it ‘exceptionally well placed for the year ahead’.
NewsAsthmatic solicitor unfairly treated by Starling bank, tribunal rules
Gulnaz Raja, who represented herself in the employment tribunal, told she 'was not a Starling person' before being sacked.
NewsInce gives back tax consultancy firm to original vendors
Listed law firm announces first disposal after fundraising to stave off ‘financial difficulties’.
NewsKeystone reports dip in profits despite revenue increase
Listed firm says it is ‘well-placed to deliver another strong performance’ in full-year results.
NewsBaker McKenzie ‘parting ways’ with top UAE lawyer over tweets
Dubai-based Habib Al Mulla called homosexuality an ‘evil act’ on Twitter last week.