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2024年10月9日 · The largest family law firm in the country is to pilot an unbundled service and offer clients more holistic support as part of a move to widen the current offering, its executive chairman has revealed.
Acquisitions for law firms backed by hedge fund and private equity
2024年2月2日 · Solaris Law, formerly Azzurro Law, is one of the largest consumer and commercial collections and legal debt recovery businesses in the UK after acquiring Equivo and Shoosmiths. The business is backed by Elliott Management, a huge hedge fund with $59bn of assets under management.
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2 天之前 · A senior partner who told a newly qualified solicitor to lie in an email to a client has been suspended from practice for nine months. A law firm that was hacked and had sensitive client data published on the dark web has been reprimanded by the Information Commissioner’s Office. Struggling listed ...
Review of whiplash tariff concluded – but may not be published
2024年5月24日 · The Lord Chancellor has completed his review of the whiplash tariff but it is unclear whether the plan to publish it in early June will now happen because of the election.
SRA closes down four law firms in two days - Legal Futures
2024年8月23日 · Langton Law, a consumer claim firm in Liverpool, was one of the four law firms intervened by the SRA this week. The SRA alleged that the firm and its director Kathryn Langton failed to comply with SRA principles, code of conduct and accounts rules.
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The SRA’s second annual assessment of continuing competence leaves lawyers and COLPs in little doubt that the regulatory spotlight is still firmly on whether skills and knowledge are being maintained.
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2024年10月7日 · The Law Society is advising criminal legal aid firms to carry out ‘viability reviews’ to determine whether they are able continue to provide services, and if they are, “whether scaling back is necessary”.
UK legal market an “economic powerhouse” - Legal Futures
2024年9月11日 · The Law Society report shows that the UK’s legal services exports increased by £1.2bn in four years, and that London leads the world in commercial litigation and arbitration. The report also highlights the role of the London Commercial Court and the London Maritime Arbitrators Association as global leaders in their fields.
Judges slash “absurd” £343m budget for first part of diesel cars …
2024年7月8日 · The High Court has refused to sanction the “absurd” and “staggering” £343m in costs put forward by the claimants for just the first third of the diesel emissions group litigation.
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