The state of the UK conveyancing market in 2024 - Legal Futures
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CPR - 2024 in review - Legal Futures
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Supreme Court: clients must agree specific costs deductions
Oct 23, 2024 · Solicitors cannot deduct their costs from a client’s damages without their agreement to the precise amount, the Supreme Court ruled today. It overturned the Court of Appeal’s decision that, where the client had agreed to their solicitor deducting costs, the time to challenge them runs from the time the deduction was made, without the …
Exclusive: Lawfront eyes £150m group as ambitions grow
May 13, 2024 · Private equity-backed Lawfront – which earlier this month made its fourth major acquisition – is now looking to build a group turning over £150m, Legal Futures can reveal. The success of the venture to date has prompted its funder, Blixt Group, to raise the ambitions of the group, which was initially to create a business worth £100m.
SRA closes down four law firms in two days - Legal Futures
Aug 23, 2024 · The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has closed down four law firms this week, two of which were both consumer claim practices in Liverpool.
Whiplash tariff set to rise 15% as Mahmood finally publishes review
Nov 22, 2024 · The whiplash tariff is set to increase by around 15%, the government announced yesterday, reflecting inflation since it was introduced in 2021 and including a ‘buffer’ to take account of predicted inflation until the next review in 2027.
Lawhive aims to triple in size after £9.5m Google funding boost
Apr 17, 2024 · Consumer law platform Lawhive aims to triple the number of solicitors in its network to over 300 in only 12 months after raising £9.5m in its latest funding round, led by Google Ventures (GV).
SRA to appeal decision to clear Dentons over AML breaches
Jul 15, 2024 · The High Court looks set to rule on whether a tribunal was right to find that Dentons’ breach of the anti-money laundering (AML) rules was “inadvertent” and did not amount to professional misconduct.. The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) announced on Friday that it is to appeal the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal’s (SDT) decision to …
Acquisitions for law firms backed by hedge fund and private equity
Feb 2, 2024 · One law firm backed by a hedge fund and another by private equity have each completed significant acquisitions. Solaris Law is now one of the largest consumer and commercial collections and legal debt recovery businesses in the UK after acquiring the legal services division of Equivo and national law firm Shoosmiths’ business-to …
First SDT appearance for Zahawi lawyer accused of SLAPP
Jul 5, 2024 · The first proceedings at the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) over an alleged SLAPP (strategic litigation against public participation) began yesterday.