Category: Legal Futures

This post was originally published on this siteThere is “a strong consensus” that ethnic diversity is good for arbitrations – but little evidence of this being reflected in the make-up of panels, a report for the IBA has found. The post Arbitral tribunal panels lacking in diversity, IBA finds appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe High Court has rejected claims of bias against the chair of a Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal panel made as part of long-running proceedings against a major City law firm. The post High Court rejects bias claim against SDT panel chair appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteDefendant law firms are making a lot of misleading “noise” about inflation in credit hire rates because “they make their money from litigation”, the CHO has argued. The post Defendant law firms “protecting litigation work” with credit hire row appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe Competition Appeal Tribunal yesterday described the £200m settlement of the landmark opt-out collective action brought against Mastercard as “very far from a success”. The post Mastercard settlement “very far from a success”, says tribunal appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteThe High Court has granted leading firm Clyde & Co an injunction banning a man from its Birmingham office after his repeated visits made staff feel “vulnerable and anxious”. The post High Court grants law firm injunction to ban man from office appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA “lack of consistent political leadership” – because of the high turnover of ministers chairing the Family Justice Board – has contributed to the continuing court delays facing families. The post NAO: Family justice at risk from “inconsistent political leadership” appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteRunning a small law firm has never been easy—but in today’s environment, it can feel like you’re constantly trying to do more with less. Yet for solicitors who are strategic and well-prepared, smaller operations have a distinct advantage: agility. The post Your step-by-step guide to small law firm […]

This post was originally published on this siteThis latest episode features a conversation with Matt Dixon, founding partner of training and consultancy firm DCM Insights, who is recognised as being one of the world’s leading authorities on sales, business development and marketing. The post Empowering Law Firm Leaders: Podcast highlights how law firms can activate […]

This post was originally published on this siteiManage has announced the early access availability of HYCU® R-Cloud™ for iManage Cloud – an enterprise-grade backup and recovery solution purpose-built for iManage Cloud customers and powered by HYCU, The post HYCU R-Cloud for iManage Cloud now available via early access program appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this sitePrivate equity-backed Lawfront has made its sixth and largest regional firm acquisition to date by bringing in Trethowans, which has five offices in South and South-West England. The post Sixth and biggest acquisition so far for PE-backed Lawfront appeared first on Legal Futures.