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Profits up at listed law firm as it looks to sell litigation funding arm
Listed business RBG Holdings is in the process of selling its third-party litigation funding subsidiary, LionFish, it confirmed yesterday, while unveiling good results for 2022.
Solicitor avoids strike-off for dishonest email to opposing side
A solicitor’s “moment of madness” in misleading an opposing firm on a matter while she was suspended on disciplinary grounds has avoided being struck off.
Linklaters aims for 50% remote workers for redesigned ALS offering
City giant Linklaters is aiming to have half of its over alternative legal services staff, who currently number over 100, working remotely, it has emerged.
Australian giant eyes further expansion in UK conveyancing market
PEXA, the Australian conveyancing technology giant that last year bought a UK law firm, could expand its operation here yet further by acquiring listed company Smoove, which also owns one.
Paralegal wins claims for disability discrimination and harassment
A paralegal at a London law firm was unfairly dismissed over unpaid wages, subjected to disability discrimination and harassed on the basis of her sex, an employment tribunal has ruled.
Solicitor who forged trustees’ signatures struck off
A solicitor who used forged cheques from trustees or money from another client to cover up the fact she had failed to submit tax returns on time has been struck off.
Seven out of 10 new Solicitor’s Charity clients are women
Seven out of 10 solicitors contacting the Solicitor’s Charity for the first time for help last year were female, while the charity helped more than 50% more new clients last year.
Keystone boss: Ince hit firms hoping to list, not those already public
The collapse of the Ince Group will discourage law firms from going public but it has not ‘infected’ the existing group of listed practices, the boss of one of them has said.
Barristers targeted by disgruntled businessman in “fake bomb plot”
Two barristers were targets of a fake bomb plot after they helped confiscate £1m from a wealthy businessman’s wife, the Old Bailey heard yesterday.
HMRC official apologises for judgment embargo breach
A senior policy officer at HMRC who made a “full and frank apology” has avoided prosecution for contempt after breaching the embargo on a High Court judgment.
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Client accounts: Opportunity, obligation and the risks in between
The profitability gap between well-run firms and the rest is not primarily a function of size, location or practice area – it is a function of financial management.
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’?
