Newly listed law firm raises £31m for growth plan
The seventh law firm to list – although it describes itself as an asset management consultancy – raised £31.4m as its shares began trading last week. MJ Hudson had a market capitalisation of £98m.
Bar Council chair: I’m no apologist for Chinese regime
The chairman of the Bar Council has hit back at criticism of his attendance at a Chinese legal conference that did not address human rights in the country, saying he was “not an apologist for the Chinese regime”.
Jail for solicitor who stole money from friends
A solicitor who stole thousands from friends he acted for and laundered money stolen from a grandmother has been jailed.
Gateley bolsters HR offering with £3.4m acquisition
Listed law firm Gateley has hit the acquisition trail once more, spending £3.4m on another HR business to help create “one of the largest specialist human capital consultancy businesses in the UK”.
Partnership “validly kept alive” to avoid pension liability
A law firm that incorporated its business but kept the partnership alive solely to frustrate a retired partner’s pension entitlement has defeated that partner’s claim in the High Court.
Solicitor fined £50,000 for misusing client’s interim payments
A solicitor who spent £46,600 of a disabled client’s interim payments on costs and disbursements instead of on rehabilitation, has been fined £50,000 by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.
Just Costs staff win claim for unpaid wages
Twenty four members of staff at Just Costs Solicitors, which went into administration in January, have won an employment tribunal claim for unpaid wages.
City firms set for Brexit-related work boom
City law firms are set for a “boom in Brexit-related advisory work” as the UK’s future relationship with the EU becomes clearer, an authoritative analysis has predicted.
Tribunal savages SRA witnesses as prosecution left in tatters
The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has savaged two witnesses who gave evidence on behalf of the Solicitors Regulation Authority against a Yorkshire sole practitioner.
Call for “real inclusion” rather than tick boxes at the Bar
The Bar should focus on “real inclusion” and “actionable, practical steps” to improve diversity rather than tick boxes, a black barrister and human rights activist has argued.
