North-West law firm Farleys – part of private equity-backed Lawfront – has completed another acquisition as the group continues to grow, in our latest M&A round-up. The post Another private…
A law firm that promises home movers “fast conveyancing” has told Legal Futures that it meets its targets for accelerated exchanges 80% of the time. The post “Fast conveyancing” firm…
A coalition of 45 organisations has been formed to support a £5.8m project aimed at connecting people more closely to the law. The post Centre for People’s Justice brings together…
The Legal Ombudsman is to increase its budget by £2m or 11.4%, having received fierce criticism of its initial plan for a 10.2% rise – but it was nearly even…
There are now just nine tier 1 medical reporting organisations available on MedCo after one resigned from the system citing payment delays among other issues. The post Tier 1 medical…
A paralegal has been banned from the profession for fabricating an email in a bid to cover up a mistake she made that led to a case being struck out.…
The Bar Council has transferred delivery of the Bar Sustainability Network from itself to a consultancy that specialises in running carbon-cutting initiatives across the legal profession. The post Consultancy takes…
Posted by Robert Blech, a professional practices partner at Legal Futures Associate MHA In the fallout from Axiom Ince and other high-profile law firm failures, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA)…
Almost four years and more than a million claims on from the launch of the Official Injury Claim portal, the system designed to simplify the process is still beset with…
Recent industry research highlights a persistent challenge in the conveyancing industry; transaction timelines remain significantly longer than historical averages. The post Understanding conveyancing delays with data from Hoowla Conveyancing Software…
At least 15 consumer claims law firms have gone bust in the last five years owing more than £400m and poor practices in the sector will likely lead to more,…
In the second part of this interview, Will Evans, who leads the professional services team at Arrowpoint Advisory, talks about the next steps for private equity investment in the law.…
A solicitor who paid away proceeds of a property sale in breach of an undertaking and then loaned the client the money to make up the shortfall, has been fined…
Poor-quality immigration legal aid work is having “devastating consequences” for clients and better support from the Solicitors Regulation Authority would help, a report has found. The post Regulators failing to…
Research by commercial real estate data and technology company, Search Acumen, suggests that it will take until at least 2040 for all rented commercial properties to meet the 2030 MEES…