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Regional mergers and another PE-backed deal in latest M&A

6 March 2025

The private equity owned Fletchers Group made another acquisition yesterday, while a merger is set to create a 500-person firm operating in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire.


Barrister who harassed woman at party suspended for three months

6 March 2025

A male barrister who harassed a woman at his chambers’ Christmas party both physically and verbally has been suspended from practice for three months.


Thousands of motor finance claims can be brought via omnibus forms

5 March 2025

The High Court has overturned a ruling that 5,823 people with motor finance commission claims have to file individual claims, rather than sue via eight omnibus claim forms.


City solicitors hit out at SRA’s “instinct to overregulate”

5 March 2025

The SRA’s plans to reform consumer protection arrangements demonstrate its instinct to “overregulate” the profession, City solicitors have claimed.


Litigation funder awarded £2.1m on assigned claim

5 March 2025

A litigation funder that took assignment of an inventor’s claim that his idea was ripped off by early stage investors has been awarded £2.15m in damages.


Solicitor’s joy as miscarriage campaign set to succeed

5 March 2025

A solicitor campaigning for statutory leave for those suffering baby loss says she has been “crying my eyes out with tears of happiness” after learning the government is to change the law.


High-profile conveyancer disqualified for misleading 300 students

4 March 2025

A high-profile licensed conveyancer has been thrown out of the profession for not telling 300 apprentices and students that his training academy had lost its official accreditation.


Listed law firm makes 23rd and biggest acquisition to date

4 March 2025

National firm Knights yesterday announced its 23rd and biggest acquisition since listing nearly seven years with a £30m deal for South-East practice IBB Law.


Fee-earner banned for misleading firm over Law Society accreditation

4 March 2025

A fee-earner has been banned for misleading her firm into thinking that her membership of the Law Society’s mental health accreditation scheme had been renewed.


Claimant firms at odds as judge refuses group order for £18bn PPI case

3 March 2025

A circuit judge has refused to make a group litigation order in relation to thousands of Plevin claims brought by one class action law firm, a move competitors had opposed.

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Blinded by the light: Can law firms survive the PE gold rush?

In a legal market where tradition collides with transformation, law firms of every size and stripe are being approached almost daily by private equity houses.


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