Digital assets, data and “repeatable, digitally enabled processes” will play a central role in future law firm mergers, two leading advisers have predicted. The post Digital assets “to play central…
Volume litigation, consolidator law firms and unregulated legal service providers are the focus of a new consumer protection programme launched by the Legal Services Board. The post Volume litigation and…
The Law Society is putting the focus on disabled solicitors, access to senior roles for all under-represented groups and improving workplace cultures in a three-year diversity strategy. The post Law…
The Competition Appeal Tribunal has struck out a challenge to the rules of the Faculty of Advocates, the Scottish Bar, over a restriction on who can instruct barristers. The post…
Some law firms resort to round-table finger-pointing when they talk about succession planning as it seems to stir up emotions stronger even than profit sharing and bonuses. The post Law…
Today’s decision to hold interest rates at 4% reflects the Bank of England’s continued caution in balancing growth against inflation, that, while stable, remains elevated at 3.8%. The post Search…
UK law firms of all sizes can now benefit from enhanced cyber security as Access Managed Services (AMS), part of Access Legal introduces Microsoft 365 Defender Suite Security (formerly E5…
For conveyancing transactions, a Highways report is an essential resource, helping identify potential access issue and infrastructure considerations. However, as some conveyancers would agree, it can be a challenge to…
The latest episode of Osprey Approach’s Empowering Law Firm Leaders podcast discusses how effective delegation can transform the profitability and sustainability of modern law firms. The post Empowering law firm…
The “basic principles of agency and delegation” could be used to argue that the Mazur judgment was wrongly decided, a KC and judge has suggested. The post KC: Law of…
A law firm partner who failed to disclose to the Solicitors Regulation Authority that her firm was facing a winding-up petition has been suspended for three months. The post Solicitor…
The proportion of barristers saying they are satisfied with their jobs has increased significantly to almost seven out of 10, according to a Bar Council report. The post Barristers’ job…
The FCA car finance compensation scheme has been “patently been influenced by the profit margins of the lenders”, a report by MPs has found. The post FCA car finance scheme…
An increasing number of lawyers are becoming disillusioned with the big dream of making partner at a big City law firm and turning to a new model: consulting. The post…
Deeper checks of law firm owners and the ability to bring criminal prosecutions are among the powers proposed for the FCA once it takes over supervising lawyers’ AML activities. The…