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Burness Paull appoints six new partners and first ever GC
Burness Paull has announced a number of appointments and partner promotions in efforts to support the firm's ambitious strategy for future growth.
Almost 10bn tax to be repaid after successful legal cases over bills
More than £9.5 billion in tax is being repaid after successful legal cases where people demanded their bills be reassessed, public spending watchdog, the National Audit Office (NAO), has revealed.
Law firms invited to compete for £500m United Utilities business
Law firms have been invited to tender for a contract worth up to £500 million as United Utilities forges ahead with a multi-billion pound water network investment.
FCA staffs up to deal with legal challenges of Brexit
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has hired additional legal and general staff to beef up resources in the face of Brexit
Unhappy clients fail to complain about lawyers
Half of the clients who were dissatisfied with their legal representation did not complain or take any action, according to figures just published from the legal ombudsman.
New guide for Scottish solicitors sets out how to avert cyber attacks
Cybersecurity risks can be particularly severe for solicitors - but simple steps will help to reduce the risk of cyber attacks, according to a new guide published by the Law Society of Scotland.
Former Irish PM sues English law firm for negligence in investment property case
Former Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Brian Cowen is one of a number of Irish investors taking Punch Robson Solicitors to court over negligence seeking total damages of £14 million
Profitability of UK law firm partners hits seven year high
Average profits per equity partner have topped £136,000 across UK law firms with rising fee income and control over overheads twin drivers.
Gordon Dadds to float after £20m reverse takeover agreed
Gordon Dadds is set to float on AIM after agresing a £20 million reverse takeover with Works Group and is to be renamed Gordon Dadds Group plc.
Top law firms wait months for clients to cough up fees
Top law firms are the worst when it comes to collecting client fees, new research shows.
Plans published to make it easier to shop around for legal services
Legal services regulators have published plans to help people shop around more effectively for representation in response to the CMA's market study.
Leigh Day suspends staff over Grenfell poster touting for business near scene of fire
The controversial law firm cleared of allegations over claims against British troops in Iraq is back in the headlines after staff produced a poster offering to 'kick start' insurance claims for Grenfell Tower fire victims offering 'free legal support
Scottish Ethnic Minorities Lawyers' Association launched
The Scottish Ethnic Minorities Lawyers' Association (SEMLA) has been officially launched at the Law Society of Scotland in Edinburgh - despite the fact there are no up-to-date records on the numbers of ethnic minority lawyers in Scotland.
Clifford Chance under scrutiny on Excalibur finance fall out
Clifford Chance is being probed over its involvement with litigation funders who backed an oil exploration firm's disastrous $1.6 billion suit against US energy companies.
Simon Davies leaves Lloyds admidst management restructure
The shake-up comes following the government's sale of the remainder of its shareholding in Lloyds after a £20bn bailout during the financial crisis.
PwC hires Ashurst's head of pensions to boost legal practice
The big four accountancy giant has lured Ashurt's head of pensions Marcus Fink to join its pensions team as a director as the firm looks to grow its legal practice.
Keystone Law makes two senior hires following Belfast launch
Keystone Law is making two senior hires to its Belfast office, just four months after the UK firm expanded into Northern Ireland following its merger with McMahon McKay.
Solicitors in peril following Court of Appeal ruling on costs budgets, ACL survey finds
Solicitors' inability to stick to their costs budgets puts them at risk of significant financial losses following the major Court of Appeal ruling in Harrison v Coventry, according to the Association of Costs Lawyers (ACL)
Scotland introduces new 'revenge porn' law
A new law has come into force in Scotland which means that people convicted of sharing intimate images without consent could face up to five years in prison.
BigLaw duo join forces with serial entrepreneur
Jim Truscott and Matt Fleetwood have left Fieldfisher to set up Beyond Professional Services Group which has acquired a majority stake in Manchester-based corporate law boutique Atticus.