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Reputation management ABS to launch communications consultancy
Schillings – the multi-disciplinary London law firm that operates as a reputation management business – is launching a strategic communications business.
Irwin Mitchell targets Scotland with major acquisition
National giant Irwin Mitchell has unveiled a major expansion of its Scottish practice by acquiring five-office firm Wright Johnston & Mackenzie.
Surge in legal businesses embedding social purpose as B Corps
There has been a surge in legal businesses becoming B Corporations, the movement which aims to balance profit with purpose, with Obelisk Support and the London Law Collective the most recent.
“Catalogue of mistakes” – STEP makes case for will-writing regulation
Nearly half of consumers who have a will either wrote their own or obtained it through a cheap online service, with hardly any checking the credentials of the provider.
Government set to resist calls for ban on NDAs in the workplace
The government indicated this week that it would resist calls for a statutory ban on non-disclosure agreements in the workplace, having been told that lawyers “are part of the problem”.
Solicitor who “failed to disclose existence of clients” struck off
A solicitor who told clients to pay fees into his personal bank account, in some cases for work that was never done, has been struck off by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.
Law Society and SRA win approval for 11.5% jump in cost of practising
Individual solicitors and their firms will be paying an extra £13.2m to be regulated and represented in the coming year, the Legal Services Board has confirmed.
Partner who lied to clinical negligence victim’s mother struck off
A partner lied to the litigation friend and mother of a medical negligence victim, telling her repeatedly over two and a half years that a pre-action protocol letter had been sent when it had not.
SRA issues hefty fine for solicitor who ignored conflict between clients
A solicitor who acted for both sides in the transfer of five properties for nil value has been hit with a £12,000 fine by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
Only one of 1,200 global legaltech patent applications filed in UK
Nearly 1,200 legaltech patent applications were filed around the world last year but only one by a company based in the UK, researchers have found.
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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.
From ‘year zero’ to £6.5m – how a law firm found its second life
In 2018, I hit what I call ‘year zero’. On paper, Olliers Solicitors was a top-tier criminal defence firm but beneath the surface, I could see we were at a crossroads.
