News – Page 185
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NewsG4S and Serco stripped of tagging contract
Capita will use the G4S and Serco systems and equipment, with the two companies to no longer have a direct role.
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NewsOmbudsman ‘concerned’ at SRA file retention plan
Legal complaints handler accepts relatively few will be affected, but says move could harm access to justice.
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Anglo-Scottish merger called off
Kennedys and Simpson & Marwick say they no longer intend to join forces.
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NewsProfits at Trowers fall by £10m after office move
International firm is cautious about prospects for 2013/14.
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NewsWragges confirms merger with Lawrence Graham
Two firms to come together after partnership vote.
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News‘Substantial’ number of firms not revealing PII status - SRA
Regulator threatens legal action against firms that have not provided evidence of their professional indemnity insurance cover.
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NewsAccountants approved to enter legal sector
ICAEW to be granted power to license alternative business structures.
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NewsNew practice rights pending for legal executives
Probate and conveyancing rights recommended by Legal Services Board.
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News‘Flat’ complaint figures could signal better client care
The prospective head of the Office for Legal Complaints suggests law firms are improving service levels.
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NewsNew Pannone job cut fears
Pannone’s acquisition by listed Australian firm Slater & Gordon places dozens of staff at risk.
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NewsMoJ pledges claims management clampdown under LeO
Ombudsman to handle complaints about CMCs from next year.
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NewsIPReg authorised to regulate ABS entities
Intellectual property lawyers given option to bring in non-legal owners.
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NewsNational eLawyers network slimmed down
The plan was to pool resources from each member firm to fund a £2m advertising campaign and distribute the resulting PI claims.
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NewsMoJ to tackle fall in mediation referrals
Ministry is aware of the drop in referrals since LASPO and is working with the Family Mediation Council and legal profession to address it.
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NewsSRA ‘doing decent job’ regulating the City
As recently as 2009, the Smedley report suggested the SRA was ill-equipped to regulate City firms.
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Slater Heelis and Cottrills united in Manchester
Manchester firm Slater Heelis has announced a merger with city neighbours Cottrills, with four partners moving across to the Slater Heelis management team. The new firm will boast a workforce of more than 100.
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PI firm in capital move
Personal injury specialist firm Neil Hudgell Solicitors has opened London office and announced plans for 10 new recruits. The office, in Chancery Lane, will also include staff from Harris Cartier after Neil Hudgell bought it earlier this year. The firm already has 100 staff at offices in Hull, Bristol and ...
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McNally ‘confident’ on fee ban
Justice minister Lord McNally has stated his belief that the ban on referral fees in personal injury will work. McNally told the House of Lords last week he was ‘confident’ the SRA would deal with any breach if it became apparent a firm’s business model was not compliant. ...
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Green starts new beat at Office for Legal Complaints
The Legal Services Board has chosen a retired police chief constable to serve as chair of the Office for Legal Complaints. Stephen Green, a current member of the LSB, will succeed Elizabeth France when her second term of office ends on 31 March 2014.
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NewsFirms report steady growth after ‘prolonged stagnation’
Revenue for top-100 law firms increased by 5.2% for the three months to October 31 compared with the same period last year.