Legal Services Act

City law firm Rosenblatt has launched a standalone litigation funding business with an initial £2m cash injection from the money it raised from its stock exchange listing in May.

A charity supporting volunteer work by lawyers and law students is to launch a ‘virtual pro bono clinic’ via the internet, focusing on initial and one-off advice.

The Co-op has declared itself the largest provider of probate services in the UK as its financials continue to improve. Legal services turnover in the first half of 2018 was up 31% and profits quadrupled.

Simpson Millar has unveiled a five-year £50m growth strategy to become one of a handful of consumer legal brands, starting with the acquisition of Liverpool practice EAD Solicitors.

The government stood firm against Labour efforts to amend the Civil Liability Bill yesterday, although indicated that it might move on cases involving children.

The credit hire and legal services group that floated in June has announced positive maiden results as a listed company as it looks to expand its fee-earning capacity.

A US class action law firm has used a new platform created by an alternative business structure to fast-track its UK launch, Legal Futures can reveal.

A catalogue of disastrous consequences has followed a reduction in the scope of legal aid, including debt from high lawyers’ fees, poor judicial decisions, and knock-on costs for the public purse.

Setting the small claim limit for road traffic accident cases at a lower level than £5,000 would “fuel claims displacement”, the Lord Chancellor has predicted.

The founder of an online service centred on free wills is recruiting law firms and national charities in a bid to become “the leading will-writing brand in the UK”.

It will not be until 2024 or even 2025 that MPs and others will discover whether insurers have passed on the huge savings the Civil Liability Bill is likely to generate.

The listed company that owns NewLaw Solicitors has announced strong annual results, with the law firm reducing its focus on road traffic accident claims.

Vulnerable road users, such as pedestrians and cyclists, will be completely exempt from the government’s whiplash reforms, the Lord Chancellor announced yesterday.

The owner of the Bar Directory’s new online home has said his ultimate goal is to create a platform where individual barristers could earn subscription income through self-publishing.

The Legal Services Consumer Panel is ready to tell the government some “uncomfortable truths” about legal aid, its new chair has said. Legal aid was a “priority” for her tenure.