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4 days ago · Only one in 10 law firms handling financial services mis-selling matters will have to pay the new £250 case fee to the Financial Ombudsman Service, it has estimated. Barristers must be “circumspect” in exercising their …
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Feb 4, 2025 · The proportion of law firms switching insurer for lower premiums at last year’s October renewal rose significantly with capacity “much more …
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5 days ago · More than 1,000 people reached out to lawyer healthcare charity LawCare in 2024, the busiest year in its 25-year existence, with stress and anxiety the main cause.
UK legal market an “economic powerhouse” - Legal Futures
Sep 11, 2024 · The UK’s legal market remains “an economic powerhouse”, with exports of legal services reaching £7.25bn in 2022, an increase of more than £1.1bn since 2018.
Legal Services Board has “duty to act” on profession’s diversity
2 hours ago · The Legal Services Board (LSB) not only has “the right to act” to improve diversity in the legal profession, but is under “a duty to act”, its new chief executive has said. Craig …
Understanding mid-sized law firms’ priorities in 2025
Jan 30, 2025 · In collaboration with the Law Society, the professional practices team at MHA has written a report, Strategic insights for the legal profession in 2025: Mid-sized firms, based on …
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Jan 31, 2025 · Only one in 10 law firms handling financial services mis-selling matters will have to pay the new £250 case fee to the Financial Ombudsman Service, it has estimated. A partner …
UK legal services exports soar 14% to new high - Legal Futures
Dec 10, 2024 · Gross UK exports of legal services reached a new high of £9.5bn in 2023 as the law’s contribution to the economy continues to rise, new research has shown.
Keystone and NAHL lead way in mixed year for Law PLC
Jan 2, 2025 · Listed legal businesses again proved a mixed bag of investments last year, with several seeing their share prices fall but Keystone Law and NAHL continuing to go up, the …
PE-backed Lawfront expands to South-East with latest acquisition
Feb 3, 2025 · Private equity-backed Lawfront has made its fifth major acquisition and expanded to the South-East by acquiring Kent firm Brachers. Based in Maidstone and Canterbury, it has …