News – Page 40
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NewsGlobal profession speaks out over Azerbaijani lawyer’s suspension
International Bar Association says the Azerbaijani bar is ‘systematically undermining the legal profession’.
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NewsA&O reports profits up on record turnover
Pre-tax profits grow 8.4% on turnover of £1.62bn, LLP results show.
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NewsSRA abandons five-year quest to slash minimum PII cover
Regulator announces that its latest proposals to reform indemnity insurance were 'unlikely to deliver benefits for firms and clients'.
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NewsRedundant staff could sue ex-Stobart executive
Workers at One Legal were emailed and told the business was shutting down immediately.
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NewsEx-partner’s bullying claim withdrawn after confidential settlement
Claim against McMillan Williams will not now go to trial after settlement agreed.
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NewsRedundant former workers of reborn firm win pay battle
Fallout from collapse of Just Costs Solicitors continues with employment tribunal claims from staff laid off.
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NewsGuidelines for judges to divert newborns from care proceedings
Number of babies in the family justice system has more than doubled over a decade.
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NewsCMS lawyers add 'innovative' work to billable hours target
City firm wants to recognise the 'valuable' time it takes to turn an idea into reality.
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NewsListed trailblazer DWF makes £42.5m acquisition but half-year profits fall flat
Spanish firm the latest to be added but administrative costs starting to mount up.
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NewsFirm’s £10m fund ‘resets the bargaining position’ with defendants
Royds Withy King will offer more clients the opportunity to take claims to trial.
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NewsConsultant solicitor model expands into Europe with double acquisition
Global firm Pinsent Masons strikes a deal with two German entities.
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News'New breed' firm rescued after rapid expansion backfired
April King stays in business after director’s buyout and now looks to develop new business model.
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NewsLegal aid practitioners test replacement billing system
Apply for Legal Aid, which will replace the ill-fated CCMS, enters beta testing phase.
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NewsBaker boss Senior 'sought promotion' after sanction, tribunal hears
Former managing partner received written warning following internal investigation into 2012 hotel room incident.
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NewsSRA's clickable logo reported to data watchdog
Information Commissioner's Office asked to rule that the web badge scheme be withdrawn.
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NewsLondon's lead in lawtech is fragile, new study finds
Comparative analysis published by the Law Society says lawtech less mature than other fields of digital disruption.
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NewsSolicitors face 'incredibly short' deadline on new AML rules
SRA money laundering chief warns of new risk assessment inspections.
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NewsFamilies given tool to navigate 'legalistic' school exclusions process
Youth charity says children fighting for the right to an education are battling a system that should be supporting them.
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NewsFirm asks for partner investment after rise in operating expenses
Moore Blatch moves to all-equity partnership model and says the business will be more agile in future.
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NewsSRA shelves immigration advice changes
Solicitors would have been able to operate from firms regulated by Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner.