Green light for billionaire to challenge law firm’s £13m fees – Legal Futures
The Court of Appeal has held that none of the 79 invoices worth nearly £13m received by a billionaire over six years were statutory bills, meaning they remain open for…
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Law firms facing “astronomical ransom demands” from cyber-attackers – Legal Futures
The legal sector has faced “astronomical ransom demands” from cyber-attackers in recent years, ranging from $30,000 to $21m, according to new research. The post Law firms facing “astronomical ransom demands”…
Peers back rapid passage of Arbitration Bill through Parliament – Legal Futures
Peers from all sides of the House of Lords have backed the Arbitration Bill to pass into law quickly during the first debate since it recommenced its journey through Parliament.…
Access Legal significantly strengthens product and innovation with key appointments and marks next phase of leadership – Legal Futures
Access Legal is excited to announce new appointments marking the tech provider’s investment in product and innovation. The post Access Legal significantly strengthens product and innovation with key appointments and…
Search Acumen responds to base rate cut from 5.25% to 5% – Legal Futures
In response to the Bank of England cutting the base rate from 5.25% to 5%, Andrew Lloyd, Managing Director at Search Acumen, comments: The post Search Acumen responds to base…
White & Case raises NQ pay to £175k – Legal Cheek
17% increase for newly qualified solicitors in London Global mega firm White & Case has raised salaries for its newly qualified (NQ) lawyers in London from £150,000 to £175,000, as…
The law student’s guide to balancing a side job – Legal Cheek
Southampton Uni’s Maddy Nicholl shares her top tips Being a law student is hard; very few people would disagree with that statement. What can make it ten times harder is…
Solicitors hit out at FCA over car finance mis-selling delay – Legal Futures
Solicitors representing clients with claims for mis-sold car finance have expressed frustration at the Financial Conduct Authority’s delay in completing its work on the issue. The post Solicitors hit out…
First law firm obtains specialist legal services ICO certification – Legal Futures
A leading law firm has become the first to obtain the new legal services-specific data protection certification approved by the Information Commissioner’s Office. The post First law firm obtains specialist…
Solicitor rebuked after client’s appeal not submitted – Legal Futures
A solicitor who failed to check that a criminal client’s appeal had been lodged at the Court of Appeal has been rebuked after it turned out that it had not…
Three-way regulator co-operation leads to barrister being disbarred – Legal Futures
The Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner has praised the BSB and SRA for their co-operation in shutting down an advice firm and having the barrister who supervised it disbarred.…
World’s largest law firm sees revenue growth – Legal Cheek
Dentons continues City trend of positive financial gains The world’s largest law firm by lawyer headcount has seen revenues increase over the past financial year, thanks in part to an…
Supporting public authorities to be open and transparent – ICO News
Around this time last year, I wrote about our new Upstream Regulation team and our focus on supporting public authorities to be open and accountable with the public they serve.…
What to include in your firm’s risk register – Legal Futures
A risk register can act as a useful tool to help a law firm actively assess and manage the most significant risks for your business. The post What to include…
UK top 200 firm Sills & Betteridge announces move to the iManage Cloud, facilitated by Tiger Eye – Legal Futures
Sills & Betteridge Solicitors, an established regional law firm, has announced today that the organisation will migrate its on-premises iManage document and email management system (DMS) to the iManage Cloud…