Private-equity backed Fletchers Group has acquired the 80-strong serious injury practice of national firm Shoosmiths, adding three new offices in the process. The post PE-backed serious injury law firm unveils…
The gender and ethnicity pay gaps at the Bar remains substantial and have actually widened a little over the past three years, according to Bar Standards Board research. The post…
A solicitor facing trial for tax fraud has failed in his claim that HM Revenue & Customs should return materials it seized from him because they are privileged. The post…
The Legal Services Board is to be without a permanent chief executive as well as chair after announcing yesterday that Craig Westwood is to leave the oversight regulator. The post…
Litigation funders are breathing a big sigh of relief after a proposed 32% tax on proceeds from successful cases was removed from President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The…
Personal injury lawyers deserve respect for the work they do, says the new APIL president. We help injured people to piece their lives back together. The post Championing injured people…
LEAP has launched LEAP Leads, providing law firms with direct access to high-quality, real-time legal enquiries from prospective clients actively seeking legal services. The post LEAP launches LEAP Leads to…
The latest episode of Osprey Approach’s podcast, Empowering Law Firm Leaders, features Shaun Cremins, CX director at insight6. The post Podcast advises law firms how to save over £1 million…
To help legal professionals effectively manage their diversity and inclusion data, Access Legal has launched a fresh update to its diversity survey tool ahead of the SRA’s deadline for law…
InfoTrack UK, the pioneers of digital conveyancing, are celebrating 10 years of technology firsts that have transformed the industry and the home moving process. The post InfoTrack celebrates a decade…
This year’s M&A activity has continued with deals announced by law firms owned by employees, public shareholders and a global investment manager. The post Acquisitive law firms keep up pace…
There are “clear guardrails” in place to ensure that Lord David Cameron’s new role as a consultant to global law firm DLA Piper will not involve contact with the UK…
Budget nuptial agreements “can mislead parties and distort expectations in lower-income cases” and “should provoke alarm”, an academic specialising in family law has argued. The post Budget nuptial agreements “should…
The fourth US law firm to challenge a punitive executive order issued by President Trump against it has been granted summary judgment. The post Four out of four: US judge…
Litigation finance, often called litigation funding, is a useful cash-flow tool for law firms handling large portfolios of consumer claims. The post Debunking six myths about litigation finance appeared first…