Co-op Legal’s 2015 profit pledge (LSG)
Co-operative Legal Services has vowed to be profitable by next year, despite confirming a £9.1m loss for 2013.
Barnett: QC must investigate my case before it gets to tribunal (LF)
Richard Barnett, former chair of the Law Society’s land law and conveyancing committee, has called for an independent QC to investigate disciplinary allegations against him before his case reaches the Solicitors […]
Former City solicitor to head QualitySolicitors legal group (LSG)
Former City solicitor and telecoms lawyer David Grossman has been appointed chief executive of the Simplify Group, which includes QualitySolicitors.
End of an era (LF)
Eight years is a long time at the helm of an organisation like the Law Society, and so as he departs Chancery Lane as its chief executive for the last […]
Consumer push has six appeal (LSG)
’Use a professional. Use a solicitor’, is the theme of a high-profile advertising campaign launched by the Law Society today to remind consumers to go to solicitors rather than unregulated […]
Fed up with your management Company? (EAT)
One of the main reasons for a delay in a chain of transactions is obtaining the relevant information from Managing Agents – sometimes at an unnecessarily high charge.
The market is stagnant says Hometrack (EAT)
House prices are almost static as the slowdown gathers pace according to Hometrack.
Signs of recovery as conveyancing firm sets up academy and Law Society predicts strong growth (LF)
Yorkshire’s largest conveyancing firm has set up a £150,000 training academy after its workload trebled in the past two years.
Smashing the glass ceiling… in heels (LSG)
A photographic project to inspire women lawyers provides lessons for addressing the gender imbalance in firms.
Society sets out chief executive handover plan (LSG)
The Law Society has set out further details of the handover to a new chief executive following Desmond Hudson’s retirement from the role. The incoming chief executive, Catherine Dixon, will join […]
Barnetts senior partners accused over ‘misappropriation’ of funds (LSG)
Two senior partners at former Southport firm Barnetts are to be prosecuted before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal in connection with the alleged misappropriation of funds.
Legal market growth nears pre-recession levels (LSG)
Growth in the UK legal service market will next year reach levels not seen since the 2008 downturn, the Law Society predicts today. Its latest market forecast predicts growth in […]