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Herbert Smith Freehills tops new FTSE 100 client ranking
Data gathered by The Lawyer's digital tool Lawyer Market Intelligence (LMI) reveals that Herbert Smith Freehills is the UK law firm with the most FTSE 100 client relationships.
Listed law firm sees 11pc hike in revenue
Gateley, which floated on the London AIM market in June, has just announced that its turnover rose 10.9 per cent in the six months to the end of October.
UK e-conveyancing system abandoned leaving Law Soc with £5m costs
The Law Society is to make 'no further investment' in online property conveyancing service Veyo, just seven months after its launch.
Regulators urged to tackle privacy concerns as drone sales soar
UK regulators are being called on to update privacy rules, in order to cope with a boom in drone sales ahead of Christmas.
ABS start-up enters PI market with £13m acquisition
Pure Legal Limited has completed the £13 million acquisition of York-based personal injury firm Pryers, with the intention of building a profitable PI business in the fixed-fee era.
Technology to power Virtual Assistants goes live
Riverview Law has gone live with Kim, technology that will from Q1 2016 power an innovative series of legal Virtual Assistants.
Law firm boosts productivity with flexible paid time off policy
East Anglia-based law firm Ashton KCJ has used an increasingly popular paid time off (PTO) policy to boost the productivity of its lawyers.
Pay of top earner at Macfarlanes jumps 33pc to £2.4m
Macfarlanes is one of the most successful UK-based international firms and saw its turnover rise 17 per cent in the year ending 30 April 2015, to £156.5 million.
LegalZoom acquires UK firm ahead of formal launch in 2016
LegalZoom, which proclaims itself to be the most recognised legal brand in the US, has acquired a Yorkshire law firm through which it plans to expand its small business and family law brand next year.
CC to open no frills, hot desking admin base in London Docklands
Clifford Chance is transferring 400 back office staff from its main Canary Wharf office to a lower cost building five minutes away.
Crown Office hosts sexual offences conference
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) hosted a major conference focused on sexual offences on Friday 4 December.
High Court rules on judicial review
The High Court will today judge whether to grant permission for a review of the government's tender for new legal aid contracts.
Law Society of Scotland moves premises
The Law Society of Scotland is operating from its Victorian townhouse offices in Drumsheugh Gardens for the last time today.
Gove scraps criminal courts charge
Lord Chancellor Michael Gove has announced that the controversial criminal courts charge for convicted defendants is to be scrapped from 24 December.
London 'must innovate' to remain top venue for global disputes, say litigators
City litigators have warned that government investment in London's commercial legal infrastructure is not enough to maintain its reputation as the go-to location for global business disputes.
Linklaters CFO among former HBoS bosses under renewed scrutiny
Linklaters CFO Peter Hickman is among a group of former Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBoS) executives who may face a fresh probe by the financial and regulatory authorities over the bank's collapse.
SRA approves of government plan for independent regulators
In contrast to the Law Society, the SRA has welcomed government proposals to make legal services regulators completely separate from representative bodies.
Survey reveals key issues affecting family law in 2015
New analysis from business and financial adviser Grant Thornton shows that the top issue for many family law professionals (21 per cent) remains the increased number of litigants in person (LIPs) due to lack of public funding.
Bar Standards Board concerned by low number of entities
After a decision by the Bar Standards Board to downgrade expectation of income from the new business structures, concerns have arisen regarding the financial viability of regulating barrister 'entities'.
Doubts over impact of first DPA
Corporate crime specialists are divided over the impact of Lord Justice Leveson's approval of the Serious Fraud Office's deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) with ICBC Standard Bank.