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Gateley cites draw of listed law firm to young lawyers as reason for IPO
Attracting young lawyers in a difficult recruitment market is one of the main reasons that Gateley joined the junior London stock market, AIM, this year to become a listed company.
Law firm subjected to identity fraud as lawyer details appear on fake site
Photographs and details of staff at Glasgow law firm Hughes Dowdall were copied onto the site of a non-existent firm called Damian Alden Law Chambers, which claimed to operate in London.
SFO launches criminal investigation into ex-law services company Quindell
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has confirmed the opening of a criminal investigation into the 'business and accounting practices at Quindell', the company which more than halved its 2014 legal revenue figure this week when it restated the accounts.
Law students offered 50pc refund if jobless after nine months
One of the largest educator of lawyers in the UK, the University of Law, is offering refunds to graduates of half their fees if they are not on a training contract or otherwise employed nine months after graduating.
CC partners encouraged to work from home
Clifford Chance partners based in London are being encouraged to work from home - as a way of setting an example to the rest of the firm of the benefits of agile working.
Cooley expands in London to launch patent practice
Cooley, the California-based practice that opened in London with 50 lawyers in January, has added a patent team from Mintz Levin.
Female lawyers lag 9 per cent behind men on pay in UK
The law is lagging behind dentistry and accountancy in closing its gender pay gap - which registered 9.4 per cent in November.
Burnout and stress hit 73pc of lawyers
Long hours is blamed as the main cause (by 58% of respondents), followed by difficult clients (38%) and constant interruptions (35%), among the 1,000 UK partners, associates and trainees polled in the survey published in The Lawyer.
Fraudsters zoom in on property law firms
Property law firms are turning out to be a particular target for fraudsters in the UK because of their access to the bank account details of clients and because time pressure in property transactions often provides opportunities for fraud.
Bar Council report highlights situation for female barristers
A Bar Council report on the experience of female barristers has found that many feel the bar has changed for the better, but also feel pushed toward traditional 'women's practice areas' such as family and sex crime.
Non-lawyers will head up law firms in the next decade
Most UK law firms will be managed by non-lawyers in the next five to ten years, a leading consultant says.
MoJ launches fresh consultation for further court fees hike
Only months after the Coalition Government raised some civil court fees by 600 per cent, justice minister Shailesh Vara MP has announced that the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has begun another consultation to increase court fees afresh.
Charles Russell reports 3.5 per cent revenue increase
Charles Russell Speechlys has reported increased revenues and profits during it first year of merger.
Freshfields uses salary hike to recruit for new admin hub
Freshfields is understood to be making waves in Manchester by offering salaries to paralegals that are 27 per cent above the market rate, as it staffs up to open its new administration centre there this summer.
UK rules conditional fee agreements do not violate human rights legislation
After five months of deliberation, seven Supreme Court Judges have handed down the much anticipated 3rd Judgment in Coventry v Lawrence, providing certainty to recovering litigation costs.
UK publishes code of practice to enable testing of driverless cars
Alongside the creation of a £20m R&D fund, the UK government has published a set of guidelines to cover the training requirements for test drivers, rules on safety and other issues.
UK litigants taking on a larger number of commercial court cases
The latest research suggests that the proportion of UK litigants in London's Commercial Court has increased. Outside Europe, Eurasia (Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan and Russia) and the Middle East and North Africa topped the list.
Magic Circle salary rise heats up as A&O catches Freshfields
Allen & Overy is pushing up its newly qualified pay rate in the UK by 18 per cent to put it on a par with the £78,500 offered by Freshfields - and leaving the two firms in the lead among Magic Circle practices.
Online Pirates set to receive larger sentences under new proposals
Proposals from the Intellectual Property Office and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills have called for commercial infringement of copyright to be punishable by a ten year prision sentence, instead of the current two year maximum.
Newly listed Gateley predicts £60 million revenue
The first law firm to float in the UK has reported strong trading conditions.