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More PI consolidation as Minster Law buys Irwin Mitchell’s fast-track work
The consolidation of the low-value personal injury market stepped up today after Minster Law acquired Irwin Mitchell’s fast-track book and future cases too.
High Court holds clients in contempt for failing to pay solicitors £2.3m
Two clients who owe their solicitors £2.3m in outstanding fees, costs and interest have been found guilty of 14 charges of contempt of court.
Solicitor misled own relatives about their conveyancing fees
A conveyancing solicitor who misled clients he was related on how their fees would be calculated has been fined by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
Judges can rely on solicitors’ emails to assess credit hire losses
Taxi drivers forced to hire new cars after road traffic accidents do not need to set out their credit charges in witness statements as emails from their solicitors will suffice, a judge has ruled.
Law Society chief quits £300,000-a-year post
Paul Tennant has quit his £300,000-a-year post as Law Society chief executive to take up the same role at the Abbeyfield Society, a charity for older people.
Slower-than-expected rebound in PI claims hits listed business
A slower-than-expected return to pre-pandemic personal injury claim levels and the decision to put more cases through its own law firm will hit NAHL plc’s turnover and profit this year.
Labour: Do pro bono work if you want government contracts
Labour is planning a state-run national pro bono centre alongside pro bono targets for City firms to meet if they want government contracts, its shadow Lord Chancellor said yesterday.
Rebuke for solicitor whose failures inadvertently facilitated fraud
A solicitor’s failure to conduct proper client ID checks and to confirm that the client owned the property he said he did inadvertently facilitated a fraud, it has emerged.
Barrister disbarred after council tax conviction
A barrister convicted of failing to disclose a change in her circumstances for the purposes of council tax, and who was then found to have lied at a re-hearing, has been disbarred.
30% of barristers have faced bullying, harassment and discrimination
Nearly one in three barristers have personal experience of bullying, harassment and/or discrimination in the past two years, Bar Council research has revealed.
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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.
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.
