Demand for law firm services in the UK and US was largely flat for the second quarter of 2010 and rate growth was weak according to the latest findings from Hildebrandt Baker Robbins’ Peer Monitor Index (PMI).
Solicitors’ rules on confidentiality have been amended.
Self-employed workers and their partners are to gain maternity and pension benefits under EU legislation that came into force last week.
Ruling grants legacy claimants a further opportunity to seek work
Business representatives have warned the decision to scrap the Default Retirement Age will raise “complex legal and employment questions”.
Same-sex couples need to keep their wills up-to-date, Irwin Mitchell solicitor Adam Draper has warned.
A legal dispute over pensions, affecting up to 8,000 part-time judges, has been referred to the European Court of Justice
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has confirmed the level of practising certificate fees
A review of the Court of Protection rules and procedure has been published.
The "Hildebrand rules" have been called into question in a divorce case where a wife’s brother printed out the husband’s computer files to stop him concealing his assets.
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