Law PLC has its worst year as all listed firms’ share prices fall
Not a single listed law firm saw its share price end 2022 higher than a year earlier, with some very big falls, the annual Legal Futures analysis of ‘Law PLC’ has revealed.
Legal TV dramas “influence career choice” of law firm staff
Just over half of UK law firm staff in a survey believe TV legal dramas influenced their career choice, the most influential being US series Suits.
Solicitor shifted client money around to cover mistakes
A partner who used client funds to make payments for other clients – on occasion to hide the fact that they had been made subject to costs orders – has been struck off.
Fee-share practice brings whole firm on board for first time
The growth of fee-share law firm arch.law has continued with the addition of a five-strong London practice onto the platform, the first firm to join its network.
Pioneering employee-owned law firm becomes B Corp
The first employee owned law firm in the country has now become a B Corporation, saying it is part of a movement to prove “there is a better way to do business”.
SRA can enforce costs order against solicitor struck off in 2010
The Solicitors Regulation Authority can finally enforce a £15,000 costs order against a struck-off solicitor more than 12 years after it was made, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has ruled.
Civil legal aid review finally underway – but no report until next year
The Ministry of Justice yesterday announced its review of civil legal aid, but it will not report until next year – meaning any change is unlikely to happen before the next election.
Solicitor agrees to quit roll until 2030 over report on title dishonesty
A solicitor who dishonestly amended a report on title to correct an error she had made more than two years earlier has agreed to remove herself from the roll until 2030 at the earliest.
Work done in Scotland does not save law firm from claim in England
A Scottish law firm with no presence in England can be sued for negligence south of the border over advice given by a dual-qualified solicitor on plans for a Cornish wind farm, the High Court has ruled.
Judge orders law firm in web copy dispute to pay indemnity costs
A Bradford law firm has been ordered to pay indemnity costs after failing to obtain a court order forcing a rival firm to reveal who provided it with identical website copy.
