New consolidator enters market with plans to build £100m firm
A new consolidator entered the legal market yesterday after a private equity company bought an Essex law firm with the aim of creating a £100m group over the next four to five years.
“A scandal within a scandal”: Call to investigate Post Office lawyers
Researchers have called for an investigation into whether lawyers involved in the Post Office Horizon litigation committed professional misconduct, calling it a “scandal within a scandal”.
Government promises “integrated online dispute resolution”
More “innovative technologies” and an “integrated online dispute resolution process” have been promised by the Ministry of Justice in a fresh bid to reduce the amount of litigation.
Partner who lied to SRA and indemnity insurer is struck off
A partner who lied to the Solicitors Regulation Authority and her indemnity insurer, and allowed her firm to continue trading without insurance, has been struck off.
Volume litigation business targets 30,000 new cases a year
PURE Business Group – which owns two alternative business structures – is targeting a 150% increase in new instructions to 30,000 a year after securing a multi-million-pound funding facility.
Court to tackle law firm’s authority to act in Nigerian oil spill case
The question of whether listed law firm Rosenblatt has authority to act for 27,380 claimants and 479 communities taking action against Shell “must be grappled with”, the High Court judge ruled.
Solicitor agrees to leave profession over property sale irregularities
A solicitor involved in property transactions where due diligence on clients and funds was severely lacking has agreed to leave the profession rather than face a disciplinary tribunal.
Standardised NDA goes live with plan to develop further ‘modules’
A standard non-disclosure agreement for use when beginning negotiations over corporate transactions has gone live with the aim of having 1,000 organisations commit to its use.
Law firm’s pupillage offer to tetraplegic student “not a publicity stunt”
An employment tribunal has firmly rejected a tetraplegic law student’s claim that he was offered a pupillage by a well-known law firm so it could benefit from positive publicity.
Civil Justice Council pushes ahead with guideline hourly rates changes
The Civil Justice Council working group charged with reviewing the guideline hourly rates has doubled down on its interim recommendations following consultation.
