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SRA heads must roll over Axiom Ince, says ex-board member
A former member of the board of the Solicitors Regulation Authority has called for its chair and/or chief executive to resign in the wake of the Axiom Ince report.
Public “increasingly positive about class actions”
Members of the public are more aware than ever about class actions and more positive about their outcomes, research has found.
Listed law firms lay out £4m impact of NI increase
Listed law firm Gateley said yesterday that it expected “pricing and efficiencies” to mitigate the extra £1.8m that the National Insurance increase is set to cost it.
Employers’ organisation buys Sheffield law firm
Make UK, the representative voice of UK manufacturing, has expanded its employment law and HR services by acquiring a Sheffield-based law firm.
Carr hits out over civil digitisation and criminal court sitting days
The Lady Chief Justice yesterday complained to MPs about the government’s decisions to reduce the digitisation of civil justice and limit sitting days in the criminal courts.
LinkedIn superinfluencers “massively outperform” their law firms
Law firms need to redesign their social media strategies to embrace influencers who “massively outperform” their firms on LinkedIn.
City law firm creates first solicitor-barrister partnership in Ireland
The Irish arm of City giant Simmons & Simmons has become the first of a new breed of law firms that allows solicitors to form partnerships with barristers.
Tribunal “copied most of ruling” from one side’s submissions
A judge has strongly criticised an employment tribunal that copied most of its reasons from the respondent’s witness evidence or written submissions.
Fee-share law firms growing faster than traditional practices
Fee-share law firms are still growing “at pace”, with two recruiting more lawyers in the first half of this year than any traditional practice, according to new research.
Pre-action reforms offer exemption from post-issue mediation
Parties that engage in formal pre-action dispute resolution should be exempt from any mandatory requirement to mediate post-issue, the Civil Justice Council has recommended.
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Accountability has to live within governance, not with one person
The assumption has long been that a COLP or COFA is personally exposed to the consequences of anti-money laundering breaches.
The SRA’s client money reforms: good intentions, questionable execution
On the face of it, the SRA’s plans to tighten protections around client money sounds sensible. The detail, as ever, tells a more complicated story.
Recruitment, retention and reward in the legal accounts world
Understanding the legal finance market is important – not just for those actively involved in it day-to-day but also for leaders within law firms.
