Author: Neil Rose

This post was originally published on this siteA former commercial director at London law firm Mishcon de Reya has won his claim for constructive unfair dismissal, in part over the non-payment of commission he was due. The post Top law firm unfairly dismissed commercial director appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA partner at leading fee-share firm gunnercooke has been fined £14,000 for using the practice’s client account as a banking facility. The post Fee-share partner fined for using client account as banking facility appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteGrowing profit before tax at listed law firm Knights is evidence of the success of its consolidation strategy, chief executive David Beech said today. The post Growing profits validating consolidation strategy, says listed firm appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe High Court has adjourned next week’s trial of a £32m claim against a Manchester law firm because its KC is ill, holding that it would be unfair to force it to proceed with junior counsel. The post Court adjourns law firm negligence trial over KC’s illness appeared […]

This post was originally published on this siteIan Rosenblatt has been given a chance to buy back his old law firm from listed company RBG Holdings in the latest twist in his public battle with its board. The post Temporary truce with Rosenblatt in talks to buy back firm appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe struck-off solicitor jailed for 14 years for the Axiom Legal Financing Fund fraud has been ordered to pay back £1.1m or face a further five years in jail. The post Ex-solicitor told to repay £1m from fraud or face more years in jail appeared first on Legal […]

This post was originally published on this siteA solicitor who failed to comply with an order made by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal in 2020 has now been suspended for a year. The post Suspension for solicitor who did not comply with SDT order appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteTwo fee-earners at conveyancing giant ONP Solicitors have been disqualified from the profession after they were jailed for drug dealing. The post Three law firm staff disqualified from profession for drugs convictions appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe number of new claims issued in the Commercial Court last year fell to the lowest figure in over a decade, new research has revealed. The post Commercial Court claims fall to lowest number in decade appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteHalf of people have experienced a legal problem in the previous 18 months but only 5% of them went to a solicitors’ firm for help to deal with it, major government research has shown. The post Only 5% of people with legal problems seek advice from solicitor appeared […]