Slater & Gordon share price halves following ‘unexpected’ government personal injury proposals Legal Business Australian-listed Slater & Gordon (S&G), which makes 80% of its UK revenue from personal injury claims, lost half its stock…
Freedom to operate: Bar Standards Board wants to relax barrister rules for corporate vehicles and agencies Legal Business The Bar Standards Board (BSB) is proposing to make it easier for barristers to work through agencies and corporate vehicles,…
Legal Services Board green lights removal of annual solicitor endorsements for sole practitioners Legal Business The Legal Services Board (LSB) has agreed to the removal of annual solicitor endorsements for sole practitioners, in a move…
City lawyers join Law Society in slamming SRA insurance proposals Victoria Young The City of London Law Society (CLLS) has joined the Law Society in condemning proposals from the Solicitors Regulators Authority to lower minimum…
Switching sides: HSF’s London litigation head Parkes lands FCA job Legal Business Herbert Smith Freehills‘ (HSF) London litigation head Tim Parkes will leave the firm at the end of the year to take…
Legal watchdog overhauls handbook to green light apprenticeships as it ushers in ‘inconceivable’ changes Legal Business The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has inched closer to controversial apprenticeship qualifications while green lighting a raft of changes to…
SRA promises new in-house rules by April 2016 as LSB gathers thoughts on reform Legal Business The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has laid out its timetable to overhaul rules for in-house lawyers in a response to…
Former News International adviser Abramson found in breach of solicitor practice rules as Chapman cleared Sarah Downey Having been plagued by allegations of cover-ups in the high profile phone hacking scandal, former News International adviser Lawrence Abramson…
Legal Services Act to be reviewed as Gove says regulators are in danger of ‘falling over each other’s feet’ Legal Business In an appearance in front of the Justice Select Committee this morning [15 July], Lord Chancellor Michael Gove (pictured) has…
City lawyers issue warning on ‘inconceivable’ SRA apprenticeship proposals Kathryn McCann The City of London Law Society (CLLS) has issued a stark warning over what it deems ‘inconceivable’ changes in the…
BSB considers QASA’s timing after Supreme Court dismisses long-running appeal Legal Business The controversial Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates (QASA) is set to go ahead after the Supreme Court dismissed an appeal…
‘The conversation we never had’ – SRA to give handbook in-house makeover as UCL unveils ethics research Alex Novarese It’s been the debate the profession has avoided over the last decade, but one that finally appears to be stirring.…
Showing its teeth: Law Society invokes Magna Carta as it launches legal action against court fees’ ‘flat tax’ Legal Business The Law Society is challenging the government’s decision to increase certain court fees by over 600% and has issued a…
Referred to the SDT: Fieldfisher partner pursued by SRA after criminal conviction Legal Business Fieldfisher partner Michael Harte has been referred to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) which…
SRA indemnity report: Number of closing firms drops despite rejection of minimum cover cut Legal Business The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has confirmed 12 law firms have been forced to close for failing to secure professional…
‘Not persuaded by the evidence’: Legal Services Board rejects SRA proposal to reduce minimum PII cover Legal Business The Legal Services Board (LSB) has today (27 November) published its decision on the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) professional indemnity…
Retirement terms: Former partners win exemption from Halliwells liquidator Legal Business Steven Fennell, a former Halliwells partner, has won a High Court declaration that stops Halliwells’ liquidators’ claim of £125,000 against…
Serious misconduct increasing – SRA disciplinary matters facing solicitors rise by half Legal Business An increasing number of solicitors are facing disciplinary matters with the Solicitors Regulation Authority opening 90 new disciplinary proceedings from…
‘It will create confusion for clients’: SRA board votes to further open market to MDPs Sarah Downey In a decision that is sure to generate mixed reaction within the market, the Solicitors Regulation Authority approved measures yesterday [17…
Protection rackets – behind the controversy of looming reforms on insuring law firms Julian Matteucci The insurance regime for law firms faces more upheaval amid reforms to rules on minimum cover. Legal Business assesses the…
