LexisNexis is due to publish Bellwether 2015: The Age of the Client , the third annual report in its series, next week. The annual research is based on interviews with independent lawyers and private clients, and provides a state of the market account as well as useful insight into current trends and likely future developments. This year’s research looks at the forces that are transforming the traditional client/lawyer relationship, and how firms can meet new expectations. It will be particularly useful to independent lawyers, small- to mid-size firms and sole practitioners.
16 April 2015
Bellwether 2015
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Signature Litigation—Catherine Naylor
International fraud and asset recovery offering boosted by partner hire
Stevens & Bolton—Alexa Payet
Private wealth disputes team adds contentious probate specialist
Morgan Lewis—Paul Feldberg
Firm strengthens investigations and sanctions capabilities with London partner hire
NEWS
Cheshire West, which established an ‘acid test’ for deprivation of liberty safeguards, has been overturned by the Supreme Court
The Chancery Division and other segments of the High Court are to be replaced by a new Business and Property Division (BPD), in a major civil justice shakeup
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
Two district judges and a tribunal judge have been sanctioned for delays in delivering judgments and orders
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
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