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Fletchers eyes rapid growth and expects more PE-backed competiton

19 November 2024

Leading serious injury law firm Fletchers is set to make another acquisition shortly and offer to other law firms the services of its team who help assess the viability of cases.


Tribunal halves law firm’s fees on HS2 house sale

19 November 2024

A tribunal has more than halved the fees charged by a leading law firm for advice on the forced sale of a property affected by HS2.


Bar Council: BSB’s proposed equality rule change is unlawful

19 November 2024

The new, proactive equality duty proposed by the Bar Standards Board could lead to litigation with barristers and is unlawful, the Bar Council said yesterday.


High Court upholds LeO’s decision to dismiss complaint

18 November 2024

The Legal Ombudsman was right to dismiss a complaint it thought better suited to be determined in court, a judge has ruled.


Fine for solicitor who used client account as personal banking facility

18 November 2024

A solicitor who used his firm’s client account as a personal banking facility did not need to admit that he had damaged public trust, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has held.


Mayson: Lawyers must prioritise public interest over clients

18 November 2024

Lawyers seem to have forgotten that the public interest trumps the client interest and this needs to change, Professor Stephen Mayson has argued.


Barrister disbarred for making ‘fundamentally dishonest’ PI claim

18 November 2024

A barrister who a court found had been fundamentally dishonest in making a personal injury claim has been disbarred.


SRA lays out major reforms to how solicitors hold client money

15 November 2024

Major changes to the way law firms hold client money, including not retaining interest and restricting the collection of fees in advance, were proposed yesterday by the SRA.


“Reasons to be cautious” about pre-approval of law firm M&A

15 November 2024

There are “reasons to be cautious” around the Solicitors Regulation Authority becoming more involved when law firms go through mergers and acquisitions, it said yesterday.


SRA set to shift balance of who pays for compensation fund

15 November 2024

The 50/50 split between individual solicitors and firms in their funding of the SRA Compensation Fund should be changed to 70/30, the regulator has recommended.

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