
Hiring elite lawyers only works for law firms “with other stars”
Hiring star or elite lawyers generally does not work for law firms but it can if there are “other stars in the same area”, academics have found.

Solicitor who secured release of client’s money then breached rules
A solicitor who successfully released money frozen in a client’s bank account then broke the accounts rules by having it transferred into her firm’s client account.

Listed group’s lawyer owners mull taking it private
The lawyer couple behind listed credit hire and legal services group Anexo are set to team up with an asset management firm to take it private.

New practice area and location for top PI firm leads latest M&A
Top personal injury firm Express Solicitors has expanded out of Manchester with an acquisition that also takes it into the data breach market as we round up the latest M&A.