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“Vulnerable” legal aid solicitors feel “taken advantage of”

13 November 2024

Legal aid solicitors feel they have been “neglected the most and taken advantage of” in the years following the LASPO cuts, according to an academic study.


Tribunal clears solicitors over volume litigation misconduct

12 November 2024

The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has dismissed allegations of misconduct against two high-profile solicitors over their handling of volume financial mis-selling claims.


Employment law silks clash over impact of BSB equality duty

12 November 2024

Two leading employment law silks have clashed over the new, proactive equality duty proposed by the Bar Standards Board, disagreeing on how much of an impact it will have on barristers.


Transatlanctic tie-up leads way in latest M&A activity

12 November 2024

Herbert Smith Freehills has announced a “transformational” merger with a US firm, while HF has bought a construction practice, among recent M&A deals.


Immigration firm “advised beyond its competence”

12 November 2024

A tribunal has rejected an appeal from an immigration adviser and firm whose registration was cancelled for breaches of the OISC code that were “as extensive as they were serious”.


Disabled paralegal’s £41k damages over unfair law firm dismissal

11 November 2024

A paralegal has been awarded £41,000 in damages against a law firm that unfairly dismissed and discriminated against her because she could not work full-time due to disability.


Client account interest helps small firms deal with margin pressure

11 November 2024

Pressure on margins has become more acute for many SME law firms over the past year but optimism about the future remains high, according to new research.


Solicitor left abandoned law firm in “chaotic state”

11 November 2024

A solicitor who “abandoned” his law firm, leaving his office “in a chaotic state” with piles of letters thrown away as a fire hazard by neighbouring tenant, has been struck off.


Law firm not negligent in advice to settle £2m claims

11 November 2024

A law firm was not negligent in advice to settle £2m of claims brought by a businessman’s trustee in bankruptcy against his wife and daughter, the High Court has ruled.


Law firm acquired by private equity aims to double in size in a year

8 November 2024

The latest law firm to be bought by private equity has ambitions to more than double in size in just a year, its chief executive has revealed.

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