Solicitors are optimistic about the future, and 70% expect their law firms to grow this year, according to a survey by Oyez Professional Services. Respondents from more than 100 law firms took part. On Brexit, the majority (53%) remain unsure about the impact it will have on the UK legal market, while nearly a quarter (23%) know for definite that they will be affected. The company, which creates legal forms and software, also found that 43% of firms now submit forms electronically using government portals, while the same number continue to use paper and 14% use case management.
24 May 2018
Optimistic rules
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Birketts—four appointments
Firm expands partnership with four lateral hires across key practice areas
Harper James—Lottie Hugo
Commercial law firm announces appointment of corporate partner
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Carey Olsen—Patrick Ormond
Partner joins corporate and finance practice in British Virgin Islands
NEWS
Serial sperm donor Robert Albon has lost his bid for a declaration of paternity, ‘on the ground that to grant it would manifestly be contrary to public policy’
The government is considering wholesale reform of consumer class actions—the ‘opt-out’ collective claims certified by the Competition Appeals Tribunal (CAT)
A ‘sophisticated suspected fraud’ may have taken place at PM Law involving the improper removal and misuse of about £39.5m of client funds, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has confirmed
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) will invest in technology to catch tech-reliant fraudsters and handle voluminous case materials
Law firms enjoyed rapid
growth in 2025, according
to a Financial Benchmarking
Survey, published by the Law
Society last week
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