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31 October 2013
Issue: 7582 / Categories: Legal News
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Hacking Ashton closes

Staffordshire ABS enters liquidation

Staffordshire alternative business structure, Hacking Ashton LLP has entered into liquidation. Creditors were advised at a meeting last week that declining fee income had led to losses, which in turn meant the 75-employee, £3.5m revenue practice had insufficient cash to pay its annual professional indemnity insurance in October. Duff & Phelps is acting as liquidator. Clive Woolliscroft, the former managing partner, praised his staff for their “fantastic” work in ensuring the transfer of live files in an orderly manner.

Issue: 7582 / Categories: Legal News
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Ogier—Martin Livingston

Ogier—Martin Livingston

Martin Livingston joins Ogier in Cayman to strengthen regulatory support

Blake Morgan—47 promotions

Blake Morgan—47 promotions

Blake Morgan announces 47 summer promotions across UK offices

NEWS
Consultant-led law firms should prepare for closer regulatory attention as oversight evolves
Artificial intelligence may draft workplace grievances, but employers cannot treat them any differently from conventional complaints
From dishonest claimants to judicial promotions and procedural skirmishes, the latest legal developments offer plenty for litigators to digest
Fresh guidance is set to influence how courts decide whether hearings take place online or in person
County Court judges remain divided over whether landlords can lawfully force entry to carry out essential safety inspections after tenants ignore access injunctions
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