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Regional consolidators outperforming rest of legal market
Regional law firm consolidators are outperforming other disruptive models in the market and also the biggest practices in the country, an analysis by PwC has shown.
Apple users set for damages after first trial win for collective action
The collective action regime received a timely boost yesterday after a claim against Apple over its App Store became the first case to win at trial.
Solicitor’s online pet tool joins global incubator programme
A private client solicitor has launched an online tool to help ensure pets are looked after following their owner’s death, incapacity, divorce or separation.
SDT removes restrictions on solicitor turned compliance consultant
The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has removed restrictions on a solicitor who, after being suspended for three years, became a compliance consultant.
Proposed LLP tax will be “big hit” on legal profession
A new tax on LLPs could be “a big hit” on the legal profession, the Law Society warned yesterday, with figures showing it would mean a 7% increase in the effective tax rate for partners.
Don’t be scared off by size of wellbeing challenge, lawyers told
Concerns about wellbeing in the law have been elevated to such a level that employers may feel overwhelmed by the thought of tackling it.
Government awards £1.75m to conveyancing data projects
Two projects that aim to speed up the home-buying process have received £1.75m in government backing from the Regulators’ Pioneer Fund.
SRA: Client account “still on reform agenda”
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has not kicked changes to client account – and the interest solicitors earn on it – into the long grass, its chair warned solicitors yesterday.
Legal regulators unhappy at loss of AML role to FCA
Regulation by the Financial Conduct Authority for anti-money laundering will feel “very different” for law firms, the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s chief executive has predicted.
Philip: I thought about resigning in wake of SSB report
The chief executive of the Solicitors Regulation Authority said yesterday that he did consider resigning in the wake of the report on SSB Law but decided that “it wasn’t the right thing”.
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When the person who needs help is the partner
A law firm can have excellent support on paper and still have a serious gap. The gap is the person who cannot imagine using it.
SRA supervision and AI: what firms will be asked to prove
AI intensifies scrutiny of whether firms can demonstrate that they were in control of the systems through which legal services were delivered.
How ELD NextGen will improve employers’ liability tracing
The Employers’ Liability Tracing Office is continuing work towards the launch of ELD NextGen, the next generation of the employers’ liability database, in early 2027.
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