13 December 2019
Partnership “validly kept alive” to avoid pension liability
A law firm that incorporated its business but kept the partnership alive solely to frustrate a retired partner’s pension entitlement has defeated that partner’s claim in the High Court.
13 December 2019
Solicitor fined £50,000 for misusing client’s interim payments
A solicitor who spent £46,600 of a disabled client’s interim payments on costs and disbursements instead of on rehabilitation, has been fined £50,000 by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.
13 December 2019
Just Costs staff win claim for unpaid wages
Twenty four members of staff at Just Costs Solicitors, which went into administration in January, have won an employment tribunal claim for unpaid wages.
13 December 2019
City firms set for Brexit-related work boom
City law firms are set for a “boom in Brexit-related advisory work” as the UK’s future relationship with the EU becomes clearer, an authoritative analysis has predicted.
