Law firms must shape up
“Don’t milk the cash cow”, have clear monthly accounts, make sure clients pay promptly, and maintain a good relationship with your bank, is just a selection of the advice on offer from Brent Wilkinson, consultant at BDO, writing in this week’s issue of NLJ. He explains how to make sure a law firm is “financially fit” and avoids failure. Recent research found more than 30% of UK law firms are at risk of failing in the next 12 months.
Firm announces double-digit promotions, including two new partners
Head of commercial property appointed in Lincolnshire
Corporate and commercial property partners appointed in Manchester and Stoke
A long-standing issue in family justice can now be resolved, thanks to recently launched charity the Separated Parenting Programme Directory (SPPD)
An engagement ring may symbolise romance, but the courts remain decidedly practical about who keeps it after a split, writes Mark Pawlowski, barrister and professor emeritus of property law at the University of Greenwich, in this week's NLJ
