Defendant law firms “protecting litigation work” with credit hire row
Defendant law firms are making a lot of misleading “noise” about inflation in credit hire rates because “they make their money from litigation”, the CHO has argued.
Mastercard settlement “very far from a success”, says tribunal
The Competition Appeal Tribunal yesterday described the £200m settlement of the landmark opt-out collective action brought against Mastercard as “very far from a success”.
High Court grants law firm injunction to ban man from office
The High Court has granted leading firm Clyde & Co an injunction banning a man from its Birmingham office after his repeated visits made staff feel “vulnerable and anxious”.
NAO: Family justice at risk from “inconsistent political leadership”
A “lack of consistent political leadership” – because of the high turnover of ministers chairing the Family Justice Board – has contributed to the continuing court delays facing families.
Sixth and biggest acquisition so far for PE-backed Lawfront
Private equity-backed Lawfront has made its sixth and largest regional firm acquisition to date by bringing in Trethowans, which has five offices in South and South-West England.
S&G fights off deductions challenge by 224 ex-clients
The new Senior Costs Judge has rejected a major challenge to how Slater & Gordon charged personal injury clients, finding it provided enough information to them.
“Eyes-on, hands-off” – law firm boss calms fears over PE investment
Lawyers should not believe “everything you read” about the negatives of being acquired by private equity, according to the managing director of a Midlands law firm bought last autumn.
Solicitor “used one bankruptcy to camouflage another”
A veteran solicitor who used the existence of his first bankruptcy in 1993 to “camouflage the existence” and the need to report his second in 2014 has been struck off.
Russian litigants return to Commercial Court in force
Russian litigants have returned to London’s Commercial Court, more than doubling in number in a year and reaching their highest total since 2018.
Zahawi solicitor “ignored” regulatory duties with email
The solicitor for former Conservative MP Nadeem Zahawi either “ignored or dismissed his regulatory responsibilities” in trying to stop publication of an email he sent, the SDT has decided.
