News – Page 83
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NewsPlain English, please: LSB research highlights vulnerable client experiences
Legal Services Board chief executive says small actions can make a big difference.
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NewsBristows' tribute to leader after fatal cycling accident
Theo Savvides 'enriched the lives of all those around him'.
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NewsGordon Dadds aims for big acquisitions with £20m warchest
Firm outlines growth plans having already amalgamated 10 firms since 2013.
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NewsNorth-west PI firm plunged into administration
Campaigner for coal miners whose cases had been under-settled hits financial difficulties.
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News'Sanctions ladder' proposed for disciplinary action against conveyancers
Council for Licensed Conveyancers consults on guidance to ensure consistency when members face disciplinary action.
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NewsDoNotPay 'chatbot' scales up to 1,000 legal queries
Student Joshua Browder says service will work across 50 US states, as well as UK jurisdictions.
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NewsGordon Dadds set to float after £18m takeover
Acquisitive firm will list on the London Stock Exchange if negotiations with shell company Work Group are successful.
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NewsGateley seeks expansion after second year of growing profits
Listed firm is now seeking to make further acqusitions as it enters a third year since going public.
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NewsDigital 'statement of truth' to replace oath-swearing
Online process for probate applications is undergoing private tests, HMCTS reveals.
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NewsPublic considers barristers 'too expensive' for family advice, regulator finds
Just one in ten family law clients choose to go directly to a barrister for advice, partly due to a widespread belief that barristers charge more than solicitors.
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News'Alternative was insolvency': Slater and Gordon investors settle for £21.6m
Company makes ’in principle’ agreement to settle shareholders’ claims without admitting liability.
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NewsFirm acts against cloning attack from Russian hackers
Fraudsters have set up website with similar domain name and stolen details of legitimate fee earners from Ashtons Legal.
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NewsConveyancing 'still pretty busy' despite Brexit concerns
A third of respondents see little change in volumes according toregular survey conducted for the Gazette.
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NewsSociety: legal services data overload could mislead clients
Forcing firms to publish a raft of information without proper context has the potential to mislead clients, president says.
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NewsLAA to review 30-minute online application allowance
Public Law Project says it is not possible to make a CCMS application in half an hour.
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NewsLaw centre calls for levy on corporate law firms
Greater Manchester Law Centre says it needs more than words and encouragement.
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NewsUnion firm hungry to expand with dietician group ABS
One-stop shop has recorded 27,000 personal injury claims, 11,000 employment claims and drafted 5,294 wills.
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NewsBarristers and solicitors 'have similar immigration fees', public told
Bar regulator publishes guidance on immigration and asylum for the public and professionals.
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News‘Highly ambitious’ City firm shut down over dishonesty suspicion
Intervention into Neumans seven months after Court of Appeal referred firm to SRA over bill of costs.
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NewsPEP up at Freshfields but income stagnates
Magic circle firm had a ’solid’ year amid challenging market conditions.