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UK courts side with banks over small businesses
The English common law is failing small businesses when it comes to dealing with bank contracts.
Uber decision puts gig economy companies 'on notice'
The Employment Tribunal Appeal has dismissed Uber's appeal against the decision that its drivers are workers.
Locke Lord fined £500,000 by Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
In a first, the London arm of the US firm was found to have lacked integrity in its conduct.
Businesses challenging trade mark applications hits new high
Attempts by businesses to block trade mark applications have hit a new high, part of the broader trend for businesses to more robustly defend their brands.
BigLaw benefits as automation cuts legal jobs by 20 per cent
Legal jobs will decline by 20 per cent as automation takes hold of the legal marketplace but productivity will grow.
London must hasten its plans for a new tech friendly court
The clock is ticking on plans to create a new London court if London is to remain a premier legal hub post-Brexit.
Elevate joins forces with asb law to transform mid-market legal services
A unique partnership between asb law and law company Elevate has opened up new opportunities for the SME law firm.
Listed law firm Gordon Dadds acquires energy company
The law firm has made its first acquisition since its August listing in London.
CLOC launches European institute
The Corporate Legal Operations Consortium is launching the first institute in Europe as more companies appoint legal operators.
Dentons formalises union with Maclay Murray & Spens
The Scottish law firm is now part of Dentons which is seeking to grow its UK market share as well as offer a low-cost base.
AI beats top London lawyers on financial claim query
An artificial intelligence system has roundly beaten leading lawyers in London in a competition to predict financial mis-selling.
Charles Russell sports team departs to set up Northridge
One of the UK's largest sports law practices has suffered a mass defection.
Law firms Wiggin and Redd join forces to create IP powerhouse
The combined practice will form a 20 strong IP team across Wiggin's offices.
UK to set up £650m legal services marketplace for public sector commercial law advice
The UK has unveiled proposals to create a marketplace for government bodies across the board to procure commercial legal advice.
Profits decrease at half of UK law firms
UK law firms are suffering from increased competition, poor adaption of cutting edge technology and rising fee-earner costs.
LegalZoom optimistic over UK company despite £2m loss in first year
LegalZoom is launching a range of services through its UK ABS and predicts a profit for the company going forward.
Forces of change in legal marketplace too powerful for Magic Circle to avoid
Partners may be making more money than ever but they cannot remain immune to the powerful forces of change engulfing law.
Family courts suffer impact of growing number of litigants in person
Family courts are finding the rapidly increasing number of litigants in person a drain on resources.
UK's largest law firms could be hit by new corporate governance plans
Law firms could be forced to adopt the new Corporate Governance Code under “comply or explain” conditions imposing a serious burden on the law firms involved.
Bovis Homes outsources legal department
The company has appointed one law firm and outsourced its 25 strong legal department.