News – Page 146
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NewsFreshfields top UK firm in M&A rankings
Four magic circle firms ranked in global top 20 legal advisers for merger and acquisition deals.
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NewsLegal support charity reports fall in cases
LawCare received fewer calls in 2014 but statistics show rising levels of stress from workload and disciplinary issues.
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NewsLegalZoom enters market with ABS licence
US company confirms it is now licensed with the Solicitors Regulation Authority to provide reserved legal activities.
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NewsAllen & Overy slashes £15m from staff costs
Profit before taxation for the year ending 30 April 2014 was £532m – an increase of 7% year on year.
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NewsLaw firm sponsor stands by club over Ched Evans issue
In a statement published on its website today, Carter Moore Solicitors said it will continue to back Oldham Athletic in future.
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NewsOnline conveyancing venture calls for views
Survey to collect ‘representative opinions’ on the home-buying process.
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NewsRobot brain could cut turnaround time
Firm links up with university to explore the use of artificial intelligence in legal work.
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NewsBarrister creates ABS to ‘fuse’ with solicitors
Business owner also plans to create a profit-share scheme for all staff.
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NewsMoJ morale fails to improve
Civil service people survey highlights lack of significant improvement.
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NewsBLP bounces back with profits up 25%
Turnaround at international firm as revenue rises 6% in 2013-14.
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NewsCMC profits hold up despite Jackson changes
First4Lawyers continues to be successful, but questions new fees regime.
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NewsSRA invites comparison sites to tap into its data
Regulator says ‘suite of core data’ is available free to websites.
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NewsNational firm offers share incentive to stay
Alternative business structure Simpson Millar is the latest to consider employee ownership.
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NewsRepresentation slumps in family law
From July to September both parties were represented in just 24% of cases.
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NewsCity lawyers urge SRA to retain consumer credit brief
CLLS warns of extra costs and risk of criminal liability if regulation passes to the Financial Conduct Authority.
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NewsLawyers should apologise over Al-Sweady claims – Fallon
Defence secretary reveals that SRA investigating conduct of solicitors after troops cleared of murder and torture.
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NewsCriminal defence tendering ‘arbitrary and anomalous’
Law Society believes ‘highly problematic’ process unfairly favours outsourcing giants.
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News‘Surviving Jackson’ author closes firm
Jeff Zindani concentrates on consultancy business as administrators called in.
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NewsPI nuisance calls still plaguing consumers
Information commissioner says accident claims are third most common cause of complaints.
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NewsSRA saves millions on intervention costs
Expenditure on closing firms down is much lower than expected - and profession will benefit from savings.