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Three UK law firms linked to UK hacking inquiry
Three UK-based law firms have been named in the British media as being on a list of names held by a private detective who is being investigated by the Serious Organised Crime Agency.
UK law firms under bank pressure on borrowings
The legal sector is under increasing financial scrutiny, according to the authors of the latest annual Crowe Clark Whitehill survey of the market.
Engineers are prouder of their profession than lawyers
Lawyers come half way down a survey ranking professional pride - putting them well below engineers and property specialists but ahead of accountants.
UK firm closes after winning 250,000 equal pay cases
Stefan Cross Solicitors which has won more than £2 billion in equal pay claims is to go into voluntary liquidation in September.
Virgin flat bed case raises common-sense principle
A recent Supreme Court patent decision avoided the absurd result of a defendant having to pay damages under a patent whose relevant claims were invalidated between trial on liability and on damages, says Susan Hall of UK law firm Clarke Willmott.
World's divorce capital gives record £54m payout to wife
London - regarded as the world's divorce capital - has just seen the awarding of the biggest divorce payment ever to a wife in a contested divorce.
Devising whistleblowing strategies
PricewaterhouseCoopers is launching new guidelines to encourage businesses to devise more robust strategies on whistleblowing.
UK law firms take on 100 apprentices in Manchester
Several large practices in the UK are to take on 18-year old school leavers who will qualify as legal apprentices in 18 months.
UK accountants consider entering legal services
Over 20 UK accountancy firms have indicated an interest to their regulator in being given ABS (Alternative Business Structure) status.
Cricketers on a sticky wicket
The start of today's fourth Ashes match at Chester-le-Street is not the only cricket-related contest going on in town.
Insurers call the shots on law firm mergers
Professional indemnity insurers are starting to influence the development of the UK legal profession as they play a role in letting law firm mergers go ahead or stopping them.
KPMG seeks corporate legal team
Accountancy giant KPMG is understood to be searching for a team of corporate lawyers to recruit to its Manchester office in the UK.
Law firms at risk over cash-flow crisis
Many law firms could be in serious danger of going out of business because of cash-flow problems, according to accountant Baker Tilly.
In the spotlight: James Blendis of EE
James Blendis is General Counsel and Company Secretary of EE, the UK's biggest mobile operator with 27 million customers and 16,000 staff. He talks to Neasa MacErlean about the challenges of running a telecoms legal department.
UK pushes for e-crime unit
Luxury companies would benefit from proposals by a Government committee to tackle e-crime.
UK lawyers face tax investigations
Already in trouble over phone hacking, UK lawyers are also high on the list of professions being investigated for tax fraud in the UK.
Former Formula One lawyer to face damages claims
Stephen Mullens, the former Formula One lawyer, is facing damages claims in the High Court alongside his former boss Bertie Ecclestone.
JK Rowling wins damages against Russells
Harry Potter author JK Rowling has won a court case against the law firm which disclosed the identity behind her pseudonym for the author's new novel, 'The Cuckoo's Calling'.
RBS could face £4.3 billion lawsuits over rights issue
Two law firms have begun actions against the Royal Bank of Scotland, RBS, which could see the bank sued for over £4.3 billion.
Pressure intensifies for law firms to be named
Around 20 law firms in the UK could soon be named as users of private investigators in the latest instalment of the hacking scandal.