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From Wales to the Humber – market sees sudden spate of M&A
There has been a sudden spate of mergers and acquisitions in the legal market, led by Welsh firm Hugh James bringing in sports, charities and media practice Loosemores.
Barrister’s experiment finds chambers value academics over experience
The results of a practising barrister’s experiment of applying for pupillage in a different area of law indicates that a lack of academic achievement remains a huge barrier even then.
Top entrepreneur boosts stake in leading PI law firm
Transport entrepreneur Sir Brian Souter has boosted his stake in top personal injury firm Winn Solicitors, along with founder Jeff Winn, after the other external backer sold up.
Solicitor wins claim against firm for unpaid commission on bills
A newly qualified solicitor has won an employment tribunal claim against a City law firm that sought to get out of paying him commission for exceeding his billing target.
Being a higher court judge is “saleable” post-retirement
Being a higher court judge is “saleable”, with post-judicial work “as significant a perk for many as the knight/damehood”, a former circuit judge has claimed.
Charity’s urgent cash appeal after Advicenow funding is refused
A charity has launched an emergency appeal for funds after its application for government cash to maintain the Advicenow website – a major legal resource for the public – was refused.
Ince Group was sold for £2.2m while owing creditors £41m
National law firm Axiom DWFM is paying £2.2m for listed practice Ince Group, whose creditors are owed £41m, according to the administrators, who set out what went wrong.
Ban on providing legal advisory services to Russians comes into force
A ban on UK lawyers providing ‘legal advisory services’ to Russians comes into force today, while a review has found good level of sanctions compliance among commercial barristers.
Much still to do, but little money left: MPs savage court modernisation
HM Courts & Tribunals Service has “burned through” almost all of the budget for the court modernisation programme with almost half of it as yet incomplete, MPs have found.
High Court boost for costs lawyers as new way to qualify goes live
The first course offering the new way to qualify as a costs lawyer has begun admitting students in the wake of comments from a High Court master praising the contribution of costs lawyers.
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Motor finance – the FCA is more worried about banks than consumers
The Financial Conduct Authority’s motor finance redress scheme announced last week amounts to one of the largest ever consumer failures by the regulator.
Mazur: a symptom not a cause?
If Mazur is a symptom, what does it mean for the underlying health of our civil justice system: the ‘finest legal system in the world’?
Cross-generation collaboration: the key to in-house legal tech adoption
In-house legal function leaders will increasingly have to evolve their thinking on how to manage multigenerational teams containing differing levels of technological expertise.
