News – Page 87
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NewsNationwide challenges poor leasehold practices
Building society says onerous terms must be controlled to protect mortgage members.
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NewsPolice force fined £150k after unencrypted DVDs lost in the post
Information Commissioner's Office says DVDs, containing highy sensitive data about murders and rapes, were sent by recorded delivery, lost and not recovered.
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NewsLitigation expert Stewarts Law sued over lapsed PI claim
Judge rules appeal cannot be upheld involving paralysed lorry driver with long-running claim.
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NewsQualitySolicitors pioneer and strategist leaves to go it alone
West Country firm Burroughs Day says it no longer wants to be part of a national network.
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NewsOsborne Clarke extends Asian footprint with China move
International CEO says firm is well positioned to target Chinese clients.
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NewsLegal aid contracts delay will 'add to solicitors' anxiety'
Procurement process for civil contracts not expected to commence until after next month's general election.
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NewsWomen comprise 30% of new partners at Eversheds Sutherland
First round of appointments since the transatlantic firm came into being in February.
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NewsQuindell owner waits on £53m Slater and Gordon claim
Annual report also reveals nothing has been paid for noise-induced hearing loss claims included in acquisition deal.
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NewsRegional solicitors facing financial hardship turn to charity
SBA The Solicitors’ Charity hopes breakdown of figures will help to identify emerging issues.
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NewsReed Smith announces agile working for (almost) all
All personnel will be able to work 'where, when and how they see fit’, claims 1,700-lawyer practice.
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NewsCMS sets pace with 27% of promotions women
International firm appoints 48 partners across 26 offices.
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NewsQualitySolicitors secures trial to supply legal services to Nisa stores
National retailer will encourage its members to turn to QS firms for employment law and commercial transactions.
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NewsSuper exam gets go ahead - in 2020
Modified solicitors qualifying examination will replace current system, spelling the end of the graduate diploma and LPC.
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Weightmans and Ward Hadaway call off merger
Firms say strategic priorities were ’not sufficiently aligned’ for formal combination.
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NewsLinklaters readies long-awaited China spinoff
Linklaters is poised to make a much-heralded new foray into the lucrative Chinese market. The firm is in detailed talks over a ‘best-friends’ relationship with a PRC law firm understood to have been spun off from the magic circle giant and hopes to launch the venture in Shanghai. A year ...
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NewsBenchmarking survey: Healthy growth for medium-sized firms
Benchmarking survey shows fee income up 5.8% in 2016 - though criminal practices reported a fourth consecutive fall.
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NewsFour-office Yorkshire firm shut down over dishonesty suspicions
Announcement on the SRA website confirms action against two owners of 30-strong practice.
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News£222k confiscation to fund crime-fighting and courts
London Borough of Barking & Dagenham praises legal team for court outcome following Proceeds of Crime Act order.
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NewsLoan write-off tips Minster Law into profit after £23m loss
Yorkshire firm says acquisition leaves it well prepared for changes in the personal injury sector.
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New LGBT Council member - sign up and vote
The Law Society has called on ethnic minority and LGBT solicitors to vote in elections to its governing council.