Author: Neil Rose

This post was originally published on this siteA South London law firm representing Hamas has put itself at the centre of a political and social media storm after applying to have it removed from the list of proscribed organisations. The post Lawyers for Hamas under spotlight over bid to remove terror label appeared first on […]

This post was originally published on this siteNorth-West law firm Farleys – part of private equity-backed Lawfront – has completed another acquisition as the group continues to grow, in our latest M&A round-up. The post Another private equity-backed deal leads way in latest M&A appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA law firm that promises home movers “fast conveyancing” has told Legal Futures that it meets its targets for accelerated exchanges 80% of the time. The post “Fast conveyancing” firm meets accelerated target 80% of the time appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA coalition of 45 organisations has been formed to support a £5.8m project aimed at connecting people more closely to the law. The post Centre for People’s Justice brings together lawyers, actors and more appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThere are now just nine tier 1 medical reporting organisations available on MedCo after one resigned from the system citing payment delays among other issues. The post Tier 1 medical agency quits MedCo amid fee and payment issues appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA paralegal has been banned from the profession for fabricating an email in a bid to cover up a mistake she made that led to a case being struck out. The post Paralegal fabricated email to cover up error appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteAt least 15 consumer claims law firms have gone bust in the last five years owing more than £400m and poor practices in the sector will likely lead to more, a leading insurer has predicted. The post Poor conduct of consumer claims “will see more firms collapse” appeared […]

This post was originally published on this siteIn the second part of this interview, Will Evans, who leads the professional services team at Arrowpoint Advisory, talks about the next steps for private equity investment in the law. The post “An unprecedented number of investors are looking at law right now” appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA solicitor who paid away proceeds of a property sale in breach of an undertaking and then loaned the client the money to make up the shortfall, has been fined for misconduct. The post Solicitor breached undertaking and loaned client cash to correct it appeared first on Legal […]

This post was originally published on this siteWe talk to Will Evans, a managing director at Arrowpoint Advisory, about how private equity activity in the legal market has sped up in recent months and looks set to continue. The post Private equity investors eyeing the full-service law firm model appeared first on Legal Futures.