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Global lawtech study questions long-term impact of hackathons
Technology in use around the word to help ordinary people exercise their legal rights is often only effective after false starts, while many hackathons do not see follow-through, according to a massive global study.
Slimmed-down Bar transparency regime to go live in May
The Bar Standards Board has curbed some of the areas where public access barristers will have to provide price transparency as it named May 2019 as the start-date for the new regime.
“A new type of law firm” is needed to tackle PI reforms
A “new type of law firm is needed” to respond to next year’s PI reforms, National Accident Helpline has said as it confirmed its new ABS would open in April. Also news from Anexo, Watchstone and S&G.
Knights on the march with fourth deal and soaring share price
Knights has unveiled its fourth acquisition in the eight months since it listed with a £10m deal to buy Oxfordshire firm BrookStreet des Roches and saw its share price soar as a result.
DWF unveils plan for blockbuster stock market listing
Top-25 law firm DWF unveiled its long-anticipated plan to float today, and will be the first law firm to list on the main London Stock Exchange. DWF is thought to be looking to raise £50-100m.
Solicitor put “financial gain for family” before clients
A solicitor who let her daughter live rent-free in a probate property amid a string of offences – including allowing a client to make her a beneficiary of their will – has been struck off.
Network-owned law firm eyes first acquisition in London
A Manchester law firm taken over last month by an international network of professional services firms is looking to buy a London practice as its first post-acquisition move.
#WeAreRichardEgan – lawyers stand with death threat solicitor
Criminal defence lawyers have made an unprecedented show of solidarity with Richard Egan, the solicitor sent a death threat over his work representing convicted killer Jack Shepherd.
“Senior judge’s salary enough”, divorcing husband told
A divorcing husband’s income was equivalent to that of senior judges and more than sufficient for his post-divorce needs, the High Court has ruled.
Large law firms “increasingly losing out to Big 4”
The Big Four accounting firms are really starting to make their mark in the law, with 23% of large law firms in the UK and US saying they have lost work to them in the past year.
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Small steps, big impact: how SME law firms are making legal tech work
For SME law firms, the priority is turning the potential of tech into measurable impact: success is driven not just by the technology, but by how firms approach planning and implementation.
Why housing disrepair claims against councils have leapt by nearly 400%
Housing disrepair claims against councils have surged dramatically in recent years, with some areas reporting increases approaching a staggering 400%.
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.
