“The party is over and it’s time to share the pain”, leading corporations have warned law firms.
The Legal Ombudsman opened for business this week, offering consumers a new avenue for resolving complaints about solicitors, barristers and other lawyers.
High Court cases involving FTSE-100 companies jumped 16% in the last year (179 cases compared to 154 in the previous year to June 2010) but the signs suggest the surge in litigation following the economic downturn is yet to peak, says Sweet & Maxwell.
Employment lawyers predicting rise in number of successful tribunal claims
Family legal aid tendering round “unfair, unlawful and irrational”
Three major fault lines exposed in current system
The lord chief justice is to take over leadership of the tribunal’s judiciary.
A former Commonwealth Games cyclist, Manny Helmot, has been awarded £14m—believed to be the largest sum ever granted in a personal injury case in the UK.
Barristers to Assess Future of Cab-Rank RuleThe Bar Standards Board (BSB) is considering whether to reform the cab-rank rule, under which barristers must accept any brief in a field in which they are competent.
New government guidance on torture may violate UK and international law
Commercial firm strengthens real estate disputes team with associate hire
Firm appoints three directors to board
Six promoted to partner and one to legal director across UK and Ireland offices