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Law firms that hold client money will need to file annual accountants’ reports and make a declaration, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) confirmed this week

Private equity (PE) investment into UK law firms halved to £250m last year, but deal volume rose, according to research by Acquira Professional Services’ Momentum private equity market tracker

Delays in the criminal court vary dramatically across England and Wales, analysis by the Law Society has found

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John Gould examines whether the current regime for solicitor-client fee disputes has outlived its purpose

The Civil Justice Council’s review of Part III of the Solicitors Act 1974 could mark the end of what one commentator calls an ‘outdated’ and overly technical regime governing solicitor-client fee disputes

Will the Mazur ruling prompt some much-needed reflection on the conduct of litigation? Stephen Nelson considers the road ahead

Affifa Farrukh & John F Mayberry argue the case for radical & urgent reform of the medical examiner role

The Court of Appeal’s decision in Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys has reignited debate over what exactly counts as the ‘conduct of litigation’ in modern legal practice

Nicholas Dobson surveys the lawfulness of live facial recognition

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mfg Solicitors—Samantha Evans

mfg Solicitors strengthens Contentious Probate team with new appointment

Ocean Legal—Brodie Collar

Ocean Legal welcomes new associate Brodie Collar

Ward Hadaway—Helen Badger & Gemma Lynch

Ward Hadaway expands healthcare employment team with two partners

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Angel ruling opens road to mass consumer litigation

Motor finance and consumer credit claims can be brought as a collective action or ‘omnibus’ claim, the Court of Appeal has held, in a landmark decision

Bar calls for end to criminalising children

Involving children as young as ten years old in the criminal justice system is ineffective, punishes disadvantage and acts as a catalyst to increase the likelihood of future offending, barristers have warned

Questions over whether magistrates’ courts can cope with reforms

The Crown Court backlog stabilised at the end of March, reducing by 37 cases to 80,061—a slight fall on the previous quarter but a 5% rise on the same quarter last year

SRA brings Post Office lawyer prosecutions

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is taking former general counsel of the Post Office, Jane Elizabeth MacLeod, and another solicitor to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal

Survey sets out multifaceted risks of doing business today

Businesses are operating in an increasingly volatile environment due to technology, geopolitical and regulatory threats, according to Clyde & Co’s annual corporate risk radar survey

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Legal services

MOVERS & SHAKERS

mfg Solicitors—Samantha Evans

Ocean Legal—Brodie Collar

Ward Hadaway—Helen Badger & Gemma Lynch