Category: Legal Futures

This post was originally published on this siteLawyers should not believe “everything you read” about the negatives of being acquired by private equity, according to the managing director of a Midlands law firm bought last autumn. The post “Eyes-on, hands-off” – law firm boss calms fears over PE investment appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteIt would be beneficial for numerous reasons if the SRA considered providing certain reporting accountants with an accreditation or quality mark. The post Choosing a reporting accountant appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe new Senior Costs Judge has rejected a major challenge to how Slater & Gordon charged personal injury clients, finding it provided enough information to them. The post S&G fights off deductions challenge by 224 ex-clients appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA veteran solicitor who used the existence of his first bankruptcy in 1993 to “camouflage the existence” and the need to report his second in 2014 has been struck off. The post Solicitor “used one bankruptcy to camouflage another” appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteRussian litigants have returned to London’s Commercial Court, more than doubling in number in a year and reaching their highest total since 2018. The post Russian litigants return to Commercial Court in force appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteWhile silicosis case numbers may have declined over recent decades, that long-term, positive trend masks the emergence of a newer, apparently more aggressive form of the industrial disease, among people working with engineered stone. The post The trouble with artificial stone appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe solicitor for former Conservative MP Nadeem Zahawi either “ignored or dismissed his regulatory responsibilities” in trying to stop publication of an email he sent, the SDT has decided. The post Zahawi solicitor “ignored” regulatory duties with email appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteMaintaining a route to the equity for salaried partners and senior associates is key to the smooth acceptance of private equity money at law firms, an investor has argued. The post PE house outlines ‘sweet equity’ offer to keep law firm staff happy appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteHill Dickinson has agreed the highest-profile sports sponsorship in legal history by securing a “long-term” naming rights deal for Premier League football club Everton’s new stadium. The post Commercial law firm to have name on Everton’s new stadium appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteLaw firms which struck deals with President Trump to avoid punitive executive orders have been downgraded by an index which aims to help clients assess their “integrity and values”. The post ‘Integrity’ index downgrades law firms that did deals with Trump appeared first on Legal Futures.