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Quarter of UK top 250 consider external investors
Nearly one in four of the larger tier of practices are considering seeking external investment - with many thinking of raising equity of between £5m and £20m this way.
Chairman departs listed law firm
Rob Terry, chairman of Quindell, has been ejected as chair of the insurance claims law firm after months of controversy and the loss of £2b in market value since April.
Lawyers caught in the crossfire over tax disclosure
UK lawyers are increasingly being pressured to provide information which could incriminate clients, according to a UK law firm.
Listed law firm loses broker
Quindell, the law firm listed on the London AIM market, has lost its broker and now faces calls for an investigation for not disclosing that fact.
Law student convicted over bomb-making manual
A Turkish-born, London-based law student has been revealed as the defendant in a secret trial at London's Old Bailey.
Confidence soars among UK law firms
An eight-year high in optimism levels has been reached in the UK where 96 per cent of respondents to the Smith & Williamson survey say they are confident about the next year.
PI firms warned of action by cannibal lawyers
A growing trend to cut the corner on personal injury work in the UK is leading to the phenomenon of 'cannibal law firms' which encourage clients to sue their former lawyers.
Women account for 6 out of 10 younger Scottish lawyers
The legal profession is becoming more female in some countries, with women making up 61% of Scottish lawyers under the age of 45.
UK SME firms worried by debt
Even though SME law firms in the UK are recording growth for the third year running, 'increasing levels of debt are a worry', according to result from accountants HW Fisher & Company.
London firms move to industrialise the law
Law firms in the City of London have undergone a quiet revolution in the last few years - with appropriate resourcing at the right level of lawyer a common theme.
CMS Cameron kits out lawyers with Microsoft tablets
London fee-earners in CMS Cameron McKenna are to be equipped with Microsoft tablets after the practice bought a batch lot of 1,000 devices.
Modelling predictor introduced by PI law firm
London-based personal injury specialist Hodge Jones & Allen has developed a bespoke outcome predictor for its litigation cases with an academic at University College London.
Lawyers escape technology jobs threat
Even if technology is pushing down legal fees in some areas, lawyers in general are in the safest part of the jobs market, according to an analysis of the UK.
Bogus law firm alerts up by 20 pc
There were 454 reports of bogus law firms made in the eight months to the end of August to the English and Welsh regulator, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).
UK's top law firm ABS buys private wealth practice
Top 25 UK law firm Irwin Mitchell is making its sixth purchase since becoming an ABS (Alternative Business Structure) two years ago by acquiring Berkeley Law in London's Mayfair.
UK government spies routinely listen in to lawyer-client communications
MI5 and other UK government spies have been breaching client confidentiality rules and intercepting lawyer-client communications for years.
Hogan Lovells recruits for on-shoring venture
Hogan Lovells has appointed ten associate lawyers to staff new legal servicing teams in Birmingham in real estate, corporate and disputes.
Top 25 UK firm converts to ABS
Kennedy's, the 166-partner firm based in the City of London, has become the second largest law firm to take on ABS (Alternative Business Structure) status.
DWF cuts 26 staff from insurance team in Liverpool
Changing rules on Legal Aid and a decline in motor fraud cases have prompted DWF to cut the posts of 15 secretaries, six lawyers, four paralegals and an analyst in its motor fraud team.
Liquidators seek to overturn immunities of Halliwells partners
Liquidators of the failed UK firm Halliwells will continue to pursue its former partners despite a High Court ruling which gives protection to nine of the 150 people who had been in the partnership.