Author: Nick Hilborne

This post was originally published on this siteThere is a “higher level of confidence” among law firm buyers and “clear signs that the scale and pace” of M&A will increase in 2024, a report has found. The post Scale and pace of law firm M&A “will increase this year” appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteMembers of the public may “reasonably question” the ‘wait and see’ approach of the SRA to disciplinary action in the Post Office scandal, a regulatory expert and former SRA manager has said. The post Public “may reasonably question” SRA approach to Post Office scandal appeared first on Legal […]

This post was originally published on this siteThe SRA is going ahead with plans to introduce the same system of fee caps for law firms handling financial services mis-selling claims as the Financial Conduct Authority has for CMCs. The post SRA goes ahead with fee caps for financial mis-selling claims appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA barrister has been suspended for six months after being convicted for what a tribunal described as “a sustained, angry and violent physical assault” which was “clearly the result of heavy drinking”. The post Barrister suspended for “angry and violent” assault appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe Right Legal Group, a wills and probate specialist, has secured private equity funding to buy at least “a dozen law firms a year”, it has emerged. The post Wills group looks to buy “a dozen law firms a year” after PE boost appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteEmployee-owned law firm Ison Harrison doubled the turnover of its commercial division last year, partly by advising other businesses on how to become employee-owned. The post Staff at employee-owned law firm receive £4,000 bonus appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe Ministry of Justice has launched a call for evidence on the whiplash tariff to inform the statutory review of the figures that it is required to carry out. The post MoJ launches call for evidence on whiplash tariff appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe Government Legal Department has apologised to the Upper Tribunal after a trainee solicitor failed to properly advise the Home Office about undertakings in a consent order. The post GLD apologises to tribunal over trainee’s advice to Home Office appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteTwo High Court judges have described the system of criminal legal aid as “slowly coming apart at the seams” and reliant on solicitors’ goodwill and sense of public duty. The post Criminal legal aid “coming apart at the seams”, High Court says appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe number of lawyers talking to wellbeing charity LawCare about problems of workplace bullying and harassment more than doubled last year. The post LawCare handles twice as many reports of bullying appeared first on Legal Futures.