Law firm CEOs are standing up to be counted in the most difficult market yet

Thursday, 04 March 2010 Last year was challenging for law firms to say the least. For the vast majority growth rates fell or stagnated. And redundancies were common, from the magic circle to the high street firms. Clients were more demanding, applying extensive scrutiny in seeking real value for money. Add in regulatory change, a growing tax burden, and underfunded public...
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The controversial business of tracing beneficiaries of unclaimed estates

Thursday, 25 February 2010 In May 2009, Trevor Moore, a 61-year-old IT consultant from Hertfordshire, was alerted to the existence of a hitherto unknown cousin by the approach of a one-man-band probate research company that was looking for potential beneficiaries for an unclaimed estate. Trevor was told it ‘probably wasn’t you’, but this unsolicited communication rouse...

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Jackson: a victory for the propaganda machine of defendant insurers?

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Bar Council chairman talks about plans to combat potentially ‘devastating’ threats

Thursday, 11 February 2010 Stability and modernisation are the key themes of Nick Green QC’s tenure as the recently installed chairman of the Bar Council. Stability ...