Legal Services Act
Exclusive: Future of BT’s ABS under scrutiny
The future of BT Law is under scrutiny as the communications giant that owns the alternative business structure moves to focus more on its core business, Legal Futures can reveal.
Listed firm diversifies with £22m corporate finance deal
City firm Rosenblatt has made its first acquisition as a listed business – and begun diversifying away from legal services – by spending up to £22m on a specialist sell-side corporate finance boutique.
Court modernisation still has long way to go, NAO warns
HM Courts and Tribunals Service has made “good progress” in transforming some services, but there are still “significant challenges” ahead for the court modernisation programme, the NAO said today.
Acquisition fall-out led to firm being sold to consolidator
An acquisition that cost more than anticipated and caused overstaffing was a primary cause of the difficulties that led to a law firm being bought by consolidator AWH Legal, it has emerged.
PI reform enthusiast joins Ministry of Justice line-up
One of the most outspoken backbench supporters of the government’s personal injury reforms has been given a role at the Ministry of Justice that includes advancing the agenda.
ABS plans more growth as it sees PI firms closing
Anexo Group, the listed credit hire and legal services business, is looking to expand beyond road traffic accidents and the North-West and said the demise of other claimant law firms was “great” news.
Solicitors ignoring importance of business skills
There is a “fundamental disconnect” among solicitors between the skills they think they need and the ones they actually need, new research has suggested.
Simpson Millar’s £6.3m loss “does not reflect growth since”
Simpson Millar made a pre-tax loss of £6.3m on a significantly reduced turnover last year – but its owner says the figures do not reflect the national law firm’s turnaround since.
Quindell counterclaim easily passed High Court permission test
The evidence supporting the counterclaim made against Slater & Gordon in its Quindell action easily passed the threshold for allowing it just weeks before the start of the trial, the High Court has ruled.
Claims Direct founder returns with Civil Liability Act offer
A new CMC offering free use of an automated system to handle post-April 2020 personal injury claims caught by the Civil Liability Act reforms has been launched by the founder of Claims Direct.
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On good authority? GenAI and the reputational risks to law firms
As GenAI’s influence grows, so do the risks which are already playing out in courtrooms across England and Wales, where some early adopters are setting precedents they would rather not.
Why this is the year for law firms to embrace generative AI
After more than a year of pilots, proofs of value and early experimentation, firms are increasingly embedding AI into day-to-day workflows.
Client account interest is not spare change
The proposed Interest on Lawyers’ Client Accounts scheme is being framed as a sensible, international, “tried and tested” way for the profession to help fund a justice system under strain.
