News – Page 151
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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.
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NewsMergers push DWF to £51.5m profit
Accounts, taking the firm up to April 2014, are the first reported since the acquisitions of 2012-13.
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NewsCo-op announces volume conveyancing tie-up
Alternative business structure plans to broaden its offering in conveyancing market.
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NewsCaan: law firms in fear of private equity
Entrepreneur admits he met with ‘considerable resistance’ from staff at first – but says this has now changed.
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NewsQuindell downgrades forecast but deafness claims thrive
Group says it has driven down the cost of industrial deafness claims, with income 31% less than estimates by insurers.
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NewsConveyancing to go online under Veyo name
Venture set up by Law Society and IT services company reveals brand and launch plans.
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NewsCMCs face backlog of up to 10 months
Revelation follows calls for more training to equip judges inexperienced in costs.
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NewsUS law firms dominate M&A rankings
Tables provide rough indication of corporate law firms’ relative financial performance at the point where deal values reached pre-crisis levels.
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MSB expanding in Liverpool
Firm doubles its office space to accommodate a new academy for training and developing lawyers.
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Top firm websites lack mobility
More than half of the UK’s top 200 law firms do not have a website that can be viewed via the most widely used mobile devices.
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NewsABS waivers hurting law firm competitors
Some 17% of ABS licence holders granted separate business waivers, LSB research finds.
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NewsLaw firm creates ‘in-house’ barristers chambers
Cartwright King says the arrangement is the first of its kind in the country.
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NewsLegal aid cuts top concern for lawyers in Wales
Annual Law Society snapshot shows divide over impact of legal aid reforms, with Wales hit hardest.
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NewsCybersecurity training ‘essential’ for lawyers
Government urges lawyers and accountants to develop skills to defeat computer attacks.
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NewsPartners fined for tax avoidance advice
Stamp duty land tax avoidance scheme operated through Seychelles-based business, disciplinary tribunal hears.