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Fast-growing fee-share law firm targets international expansion
A fast-growing fee-share law firm is eyeing up international expansion after establishing itself in the Middle East. Mezzle has hired more than 50 lawyers in 18 months.
Soaring insolvencies boost litigation funder to record year
Listed insolvency litigation funder Manolete Partners has enjoyed a record year so far as the number of insolvencies in the UK soars, with more new cases than ever before.
Eco-anxiety “a wellbeing issue” for barristers
Eco-anxiety, a form of anxiety linked to the climate crisis, is a wellbeing issue for barristers which “should be taken seriously” by chambers, a KC and environmental law specialist has said.
Almost all deputy GCs work in “under-resourced” departments
The vast majority (94%) of deputy general counsel in large UK-based corporations believe they work in “under-resourced” legal departments, researchers have found.
Solicitor fined for arranging loans of £1.8m between clients
A solicitor has been fined for arranging 47 loans between clients – one of which was his own late mother’s estate – totalling almost £1.8m, many of which were made without written agreement or security.
Barrister jailed for defrauding his own grandmother disbarred
A barrister jailed for fraudulently using his grandmother’s bank account and bank card to withdraw cash and transfer funds to himself has been disbarred.
Law Society calls in leading figures to support ’21st century justice’ project
The Law Society has pulled together figures from law firms, technology, NGOs and business to support a project looking at how the justice system can be made “fit for the future”.
“Manifestly incompetent” solicitor missed red flags on dubious deals
An experienced solicitor who failed to react to a series of red flags on two dubious property sales has admitted to being manifestly incompetent. He and his supervisor were fined.
Khan receives second jail term for SRA order contempt
Former solicitor Sophie Khan is heading to jail for a second time for contempt of court after again failing to hand over documents sought by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
SME firms performing well even though chargeable hours fall
Small and mid-sized law firms had a good year financially in 2021/22 but could perform better still if their fee-earners were billing the hours they should, research has found.
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The cost of systemic failure and childbirth injuries
Recent reports show that the NHS has paid almost £3.5bn in medical claims around childbirth injuries over the past six years.
Mazur: when regulators make simple things complicated
What the last six months have shown is that supervision cannot be treated as a background compliance obligation quietly managed somewhere in a firm’s operational processes.
How unstoppable AI is reshaping UK legal practice
At a time when most technology innovation still flows from the US and China, UK lawtech is attracting growing international attention and capital.
