All Law firm & practice management articles – Page 81
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FeatureThe PII ticking clock
All is not lost for firms unable to secure PII and facing a 60-day period for winding up their businesses.
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NewsLiquidator confirms redundancies at closed firm Follett Stock
Job losses follow SRA decision to shut down the practice.
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NewsPartner: technology can end ‘macho culture’ in law firms
Flexible working environments can ensure that ‘presenteeism’ will not damage well-being, says Eversheds senior partner.
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FeatureBringing a case to Strasbourg
Practical guidance on submitting applications to the European Court of Human Rights.
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OpinionWhat sort of question is that?
Form-filling is increasingly becoming part of the job. But how many solicitors answer the questions honestly?
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NewsNumber of law firms dips to new low
Figures suggest long-predicted consolidation has at last begun in earnest.
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NewsTroubled Midlands firm goes under
Administrators say Hacking Ashton is in liquidation following a creditors’ meeting on Friday.
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NewsScots warm to flexible working
A quarter of Scotland’s solicitors work away from the office at least once a week.
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NewsPI firms join forces to buy out sector refugees
A Manchester consortium of PI firms has been formed to capitalise on market consolidation.
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FeatureHow to: change specialisms
Grania Langdon-Down hears from practitioners who have reshaped their career by moving practice area.
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Anglo Scottish merger runs in to trouble
Kennedys and Simpson & Marwick say the announced merger will not happen on projected completion date.
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FeatureThe relationship between value and instability
Assessing the commercial impact of political change.
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Firms increase borrowing to fund PC renewals
Reliance on lending has doubled during current ’pinch point’.
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NewsABSs 'more productive' than traditional law firms, says LSB
Legal oversight regulator says reform of market has been good for consumers.
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NewsSurvival warning for mid-sized law firms
Many mid-sized UK law firms have struggled to find a profitable identity, experts say.
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FeatureAuto-enrolment pension regime
What impact will the new rules have on law firms? Non-compliance could see them hit hard.
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NewsFirm rewards staff with shorter working week
Birmingham firm to reduce contracted hours but retain salaries.
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OpinionCOLPs and COFAs need help to enjoy new-found freedom
The SRA is right to devolve compliance responsibility to firms, but they still need guidance.
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NewsPenningtons buys Manches in pre-pack deal
Market consolidation continues at pace as top-100 rivals join forces.
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FeatureChina: a tough market to penetrate
The world’s second-largest economy offers boundless potential. But restrictions on the work of foreign firms are among many obstacles to sharing in China’s success.