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Advice sector workers “risked Covid to provide face-to-face support”
Advice sector workers risked being infected with Covid to preserve face-to-face support during the pandemic, a report for the Ministry of Justice has found.
Law firm to “harness power of ChatGPT” for clinical negligence cases
The biggest specialist serious injury firm in the country is working on ways to harness the power of technology related to ChatGPT to help it handle medical negligence claims.
SRA fines firm £5k for persistent anti-money laundering failures
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has continued to flex its new fining powers by issuing a £5,000 penalty against a law firm for six years of anti-money laundering failures.
Two for two: struck-off Irish solicitor struck off in England and Wales
A solicitor already struck off in Ireland for a different offence has now been struck off in England and Wales after using one client’s money to pay another’s tax liability.
Private equity house backs fourth law firm acquisition
The private equity house looking to building a £100m legal services group has made its fourth acquisition with a bolt-on for Lancashire firm Farleys.
Law Society research highlights solicitor wellbeing woes
Solicitors score lower than the UK average on all positive measures of wellbeing, and are more likely to rate their anxiety higher, Law Society research has revealed.
Courts not “insurers of solicitors” in divorce cases where costs overrun
It is not the role of courts to act as “insurers of solicitors” who “overshoot, let alone dramatically overshoot” legal services payment orders, a Family Court judge has said.
Firm rejects High Court criticism of partners’ “unreliable” evidence
Anglo-Scottish firm Shepherd & Wedderburn has rejected criticism made by a High Court judge of its managing partner and a litigation partner.
Litigation funder records 261% return on Comet liquidator case
A listed litigation funder has announced a £12m profit on a £4.5m investment in the litigation that followed the collapse of electronics retailer Comet.
Co-op to offer wills through Amazon as it unveils soaring finances
Co-operative Legal Services recorded a 19% increase in revenue and 60% rise in profit in 2022 as it became the first law firm to strike a deal to offer services through Amazon.
Blog
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.
Linklaters’ chief growth officer takes the ‘blank sheet’ challenge
In the third and final part of this series, Lucy Murphy, chief growth officer at magic circle firm Linklaters, outlines her vision for the law firm of the future.
The ‘blank sheet’ challenge, part 2 – what would you do differently?
In the second part of this blog series, Shainul Kassam, managing director of small London firm Fortune Law, sets out how she would set up a law firm now.
