Author: Nick Hilborne

This post was originally published on this siteA High Court judge has refused a request from a defendant in the London Capital & Finance fraud case to use the proceeds of sale of his home to pay his solicitors over £2m. The post Judge rejects defendant’s request to pay law firm’s £2m costs appeared first […]

This post was originally published on this siteA law firm which specialises in providing independent legal advice where needed in property, banking and finance transactions has expanded to litigation funding agreements. The post Niche advice law firm expands into litigation funding agreements appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this sitePlans to boost innovation and the use of lawtech in the West Midlands over the next decade have been unveiled by the UK’s first professional services technology ‘supercluster’. The post West Midlands ‘supercluster’ aims to drive forward lawtech appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteConveyancers are facing a “an environment more hostile than ever before” and clients have “never been so litigious”, the owner of a well-known firm has warned. The post Conveyancers facing “more hostile environment than ever” appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteWomen with senior management roles in the legal world have spoken out on how the menopause has affected them in the workplace in a bid to build a new movement. The post Senior legal managers speak out on menopause challenges appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteOne of the solicitors responsible for the controverisal new version of the Law Society’s TA6 conveyancing form has described it as a “business opportunity” and added that he “cannot wait to use it”. The post New TA6 form “a business opportunity” for conveyancers appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteCriminal law is the legal specialism most appreciated by clients in online reviews, new research has found, while firms in Leicester are highest rated, and those in Wrexham lowest. The post Criminal practitioners receive best ratings in online reviews appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteLaw firms have been told that moves to switch regulators to avoid fee caps being introduced for handling financial services mis-selling claims will be closely monitored. The post Law firms “could switch regulator” to evade financial mis-selling fee cap appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA law firm specialising in family and commercial work has seen fee income rise after introducing a four-day week. Staff are paid 100% of salary and their financial targets have not changed. The post Law firm moves staff to four-day week appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteMore than a quarter of SME law firms (27%) have not yet embraced the Solicitors Qualiying Exam, and nearly a half are not offering solicitor apprenticeships, research has found. The post One in four SME law firms yet to embrace SQE appeared first on Legal Futures.