Month: October 2019

This post was originally published on this siteTrade union firm Thompsons has produced a last-minute offer involving non-monetary benefits and profit shares to stave off staff picketing its offices across the country today in a dispute over pay. The post Thompsons staves off pay strike with last-minute offer appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteLawtech start-ups in the UK are not addressing the needs of in-house corporate counsel, although investors will back them because the sector is viewed as less susceptible to a downturn. The post Lawtech start-up investors ready to buy into in-house tech appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteAlmost all of the share-owning partners at listed law firm Gateley have locked themselves in for a further five years under an agreement that restricts how much of their holding they can sell. The post Vote of confidence as Gateley partners extend share-sale limit appeared first on Legal […]

This post was originally published on this siteThe introduction of the SRA Standards and Regulations on 25 November 2019 will see new issues coming into focus for you and your firms over the reporting of serious breaches to the SRA. The post Will your staff have confidence in your compliance officers? appeared first on Legal […]

This post was originally published on this siteNorth West based data breach and cybersecurity specialist Hayes Connor Solicitors is the first in the UK to serve a representative data breach claim in the High Court. The action could see Equifax ordered to pay up to £100 million in compensation to its estimated 15 million UK […]

This post was originally published on this siteAs we approach another key event in the legal awards calendar, we are delighted to announce that 83.3% of the nominees for The Law Society’s ‘Excellence Award in Private Client Practice’ 2019, that are taking place next week, are users of Certainty the National Will Register. The post […]

This post was originally published on this siteA new environmental watchdog, measures to improve air quality and protect the climate – just some of the eye-catching features of the new Environment Bill that was launched in the Queen’s Speech this week. Tim Champney, our Managing Director, summarises the key points and gives his thoughts on […]

This post was originally published on this siteHudgell Solicitors has added three new experienced specialists to its team in Manchester after a ‘promising and successful’ first 10 months operating across the North West. The post Experienced Travel Litigation, Inquests and Inquiries experts join Hudgell Solicitors appeared first on Legal Futures.