News – Page 151
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NewsHundreds of firms given PII false alarm
Regulator blames poor data from insurers as it informs firms - incorrectly - that they may be entering cessation period.
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NewsDigital law firm created to meet growing demand
DigitalLawUK said to be first practice of its kind.
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NewsConveyancing market levels out
Findings of SearchFlow survey suggest that the property market is beginning to stabilise.
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NewsMackesys not shut but ‘restructuring’, says owner
Geoff Wordsworth claims firm’s website was hacked to announce closure.
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NewsBSB reveals three chambers with immediate financial issues
Trio subject to monitoring by regulator, following pilot supervision scheme.
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NewsOutstanding compensation fund claims value halved
Pending value of open claims has dropped 27% since the end of June.
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Costs specialist creates app to calculate interest
Application features ‘first-ever interest calculator’.
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NewsPI firm doubles headcount with Rapid takeover
Hull firm Neil Hudgell Solicitors acquires rival neighbour.
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NewsSuper-regulator appoints new chief executive
Richard Moriarty will join the Legal Services Board in early 2015.
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NewsLegal aid firm in shock closure
All staff at London practice Mackesys have been made redundant.
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NewsLondon suffers surprise legal jobs fall
Employment numbers in legal services are lower than in 2013, but expected to rise.
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NewsSolicitor charged with fraud
Andrew John Taylor, 57, will appear at Stockport Magistrates’ Court on Monday.
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NewsSlater & Gordon income boost
UK acquisitions will add £70m to annual revenues – and the Australia-listed firm is hopeful of more takeovers.
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NewsLegal sector bounces back, survey reveals
Number of firms reporting revenue growth highest since 2008.
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NewsTop GC: IT can generate in-house jobs
Bill Mordan predicts that electronic signatures will be used exclusively for agreements.
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Solicitors still first choice
More than three-quarters of home-buyers go to a traditional law firm with a physical office for conveyancing advice, according to a survey.