Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Legal Futures
That’s it for 2024 from Legal Futures, after a year where AI came to the fore and, in recent months, more and more law firms accepted external ownership of various kinds.
SFO charges two Axiom Ince partners and three senior executives
Axiom Ince chief executive Pragnesh Modhwadia and fellow solicitor Shyam Mistry, along with three senior staff, were charged today by the Serious Fraud Office.
Zahawi solicitor fined £50,000 for trying to stop email’s publication
The solicitor accused of trying to improperly restrict publication of an email he sent to a high-profile lawyer over the affairs of former Conservative MP Nadeem Zahawi, has been fined £50,000.
Share payout for staff as national firm takes private equity cash
National insurance and commercial law firm HF has become the latest to take private equity investment, with all staff to receive payouts due its existing share scheme.