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12 August 2010
Issue: 7430 / Categories: Legal News
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Sluggish growth

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).

Overall, cost reductions were unable to improve firm profitability in the face of sluggish demand and rate growth, the PMI reported. 

Issue: 7430 / Categories: Legal News
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

DAC Beachcroft—Clare Dewar

DAC Beachcroft—Clare Dewar

DAC Beachcroft strengthens Scottish real estate capabilitywith partner appointment

Womble Bond Dickinson—Brendan Ryan

Womble Bond Dickinson—Brendan Ryan

Womble Bond Dickinson appoints Brendan Ryan as partner in Public Law Projects team

Parklane Plowden Chambers—five appointments

Parklane Plowden Chambers—five appointments

Parklane Plowden Chambers welcomes five new barristers

NEWS
Pro bono is celebrating a silver anniversary, with initiatives putting businesses and students at the heart of access to justice
Choosing the wrong expert can cost a clinical negligence claimant more than their case
Judges risk weakening their own independence by staying silent over government reforms, a leading public lawyer argues
A discount on damages does not automatically mean an equivalent haircut for legal costs in military deafness claims
Police powers targeting concealed identities at protests come with procedural conditions that could determine whether prosecutions succeed
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