Survey: Profits up in the City, down in the regions
City law firms are outperforming their regional counterparts, with partner profit pools rising by 12% in London but falling by 11% outside of it, according to new research.
PE-backed serious injury firm makes big move into family law
Private equity-backed Fletchers Group has moved outside of injury work for the first time by buying leading family law firm Rayden Solicitors.
Law Society ballot chaos after council withdraws support for motion
The Law Society is to go ahead with a ballot of the membership on increasing the threshold for calling an SGM – even though its council has withdrawn support for the idea.
SRA belatedly publishes restrictions placed on Mazur lawyer
The fee-earner at the heart of the Mazur ruling is a ‘senior litigation executive’ who was suspended indefinitely as a solicitor 17 years ago, the SRA has revealed.
Land Registry “will automate all simple requests” by 2035
HM Land Registry will have “automated almost all simple requests to change the register” by 2035, offering “a near-instant service” for home buying and selling.
Awaab’s Law pushes housing law firms to up marketing spend
The cost of Google adverts for ‘mould claim’ searches continued to surge in the run-up to Awaab’s Law coming into force last week as law firms looked for work.
Employee ownership “a way of saying we are not for sale”
The managing director of a Kent law firm which has turned down multipe private equity advances has described its move to employee ownership as “a way of saying we are not for sale”.
FOI data shows big rises in housing disrepair claims and costs
The number of housing disrepair claims made against local councils has increased almost five-fold this decade but the picture for legal costs is more mixed.
Strike-off for solicitor who lied to Home Office and MP
A solicitor who lied to his client, his law firm, the Home Office and an MP after failing to make submissions in an asylum claim has been struck off.
Regulators should have access to centralised data on law firms
A centralised ‘risk and intelligence hub’ should be created and accessible to all regulators to flag up law firms showing early signs of systemic failure.
