Consolidation laid bare as number of law firms falls below 9,000 – Legal Futures
The number of law firms in England and Wales has dipped below 9,000 for the first time in recent memory after dropping by nearly 2,000 over the past 15 years.…
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Solicitors asked to vote on Law Society reform it no longer wants – Legal Futures
Solicitors yesterday received an invitation to vote on whether to increase the threshold for calling an SGM of the Law Society – a move it no longer supports. The post…
Senior associates are “biggest flight risk” for law firms – Legal Futures
Senior associates are the unhappiest cohort of fee-earners at UK law firms and represent the biggest “flight risk”, according to research. The post Senior associates are “biggest flight risk” for…
Budget: No LLP tax and apprenticeship funding boost – Legal Futures
No mention of a new tax on LLPs and making apprenticeship training free for under-25s in SMEs were the good news for lawyers in yesterday’s Budget. The post Budget: No…
Budget reaction: “Salami sliced Budget now paves the way for stability” – Legal Futures
Andrew Lloyd, Managing Director at Search Acumen (property data insight and technology provider), comments on the Autumn Budget. The post Budget reaction: “Salami sliced Budget now paves the way for…
Dye & Durham recognised as Highly Commended at the Modern Law Conveyancing Awards – Legal Futures
Dye & Durham are delighted to share that our team has been recognised as Highly Commended for Search Provider of the Year at the Modern Law Conveyancing Awards. The post…
Half of UK professionals lack confidence in employers’ ability to prevent sexual harassment – Legal Futures
Nearly half of UK professionals (49%) say they are not fully confident their employer can prevent workplace sexual harassment, and one in five workers report that their company provides no…
Law Society calls for urgent SRA advice on impact of Mazur on AI – Legal Futures
The SRA needs to provide urgent advice on how artificial intelligence can be used in litigation in compliance with the Mazur ruling, the Law Society has said. The post Law…
Insurance services provider launches own law firm – Legal Futures
A leading provider of outsourced services and consultancy to the insurance industry has launched its own law firm to handle litigated disease, illness and abuse claims. The post Insurance services…
Conveyancers starting to cut down on ‘avoidable’ requisitions – Legal Futures
Efforts to reduce the number of avoidable requisitions that the HM Land Registry has to make are working, new figures have shown. The post Conveyancers starting to cut down on…
Apprenticeship funding cut “will not reduce” availability of skills – Legal Futures
The restriction of funding for Level 7 apprenticeships, like those for solicitors, will not cause a “significant or unavoidable fall” in the supply of skills, the government insisted yesterday. The…
Landmark appoints Group Business Development and Relationships Director – Legal Futures
Landmark has appointed Nick Dyoss to the newly created role of Group Business Development and Relationships Director. The post Landmark appoints Group Business Development and Relationships Director appeared first on…
Court of Appeal agrees to hear “important” Mazur appeal – Legal Futures
The Court of Appeal has granted CILEX permission to appeal against the Mazur judgment, saying it “raises an important point of practice”. The post Court of Appeal agrees to hear…
O’Connors advises the shareholders of Express Solicitors on private equity investment – Legal Futures
Express Solicitors has secured private equity investment from Ufenau Capital Partners, which will accelerate growth of the booming personal injury law firm. The post O’Connors advises the shareholders of Express…
LSCP: “Regulatory failure” behind Mazur demands systemic review – Legal Futures
The “chaos” caused by the Mazur ruling demands “a courageous, full-scale review of the regulatory framework” in response, the chair of the Legal Services Consumer Panel has argued. The post…