Month: March 2020

This post was originally published on this siteReflecting on the past four months, there have been fairly monumental changes in the legal sector. Beginning on 25th November with the revised SRA Accounts Rules; ending with the 5th AML Directive on 10th January followed by two months’ grace to get your operations shipshape. The post Reasons […]

This post was originally published on this siteA partner accused of repeatedly touching a female employee’s bottom has been cleared by a tribunal – although there was a dissenting judgment, an extremely rare occurrence. The post Partner cleared of groping employee – by majority appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteFortuna Law, a litigation boutique set up by former DLA Piper partner Mark Goodwin, has changed its name after complaints from commercial practice Fortune Law. The post Fortuna Law rebrands after complaint from Fortune Law appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe South East has suddenly become a new legal battleground after a £40m merger between Moore Blatch and Barlow Robbins followed listed firm Knights’ entry into the region. The post Merger and acquisition make South East new battleground appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteWitnessing deeds by video link has moved a step closer after the government accepted a call to set up an industry working group to consider it, while agreeing the law already allows electronic signatures. The post Video witnessing of deeds moves step closer appeared first on Legal Futures.