Roundtable: the IT crowd (LSG)
Law firms are embracing cutting-edge technology to improve efficiency and provide services that meet client expectations.
Will claims triple as families pick DIY executors over solicitors (LSG)
Claims for mishandling a deceased’s estate have more than tripled over the last year, according to figures released by the High Court.
QualitySolicitors’ owner in new private equity deal (LSG)
The private equity owner of QualitySolicitors, Palamon Capital Partners, has acquired a controlling stake in The Simplify Group, a conveyancing and probate business with a turnover of £60m.
Most ABSs would “do things differently” if they applied again (LF)
A large majority of alternative business structures, 89%, would tackle their application differently if they applied to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) for a licence again, research has revealed.
VouchedFor aims for 1,000 solicitors (LF)
Financial adviser rating and review website VouchedFor has said it is aiming to sign up 1,000 solicitors in the next few weeks.
City lawyers lambast plans for direct tax debt recovery (LSG)
City lawyers have expressed ‘fundamental objections’ to government plans to allow HM Revenue & Customs to recover tax and tax credits directly from debtors’ bank accounts.
Reform of guideline hourly rates in shreds (LSG)
A project to reform guideline hourly rates (GHRs) for civil litigation is in shreds following master of the rolls Lord Dyson’s rejection of key recommendations made by a Civil Justice […]