News in brief – October 2014 Legal Business LORD CHANCELLOR ACTED ‘UNLAWFULLY’ IN LEGAL AID CONSULTATION Kingsley Napley and 11 KBW last month acted for the London Criminal…
‘We can minimise the gap between business advisers and legal counsel’: EY admits Singapore boutique into network Sarah Downey As Big Four accountancy giant EY continues to grow its legal services offering, it has today (2 October) announced it…
‘The overall benefits are potentially enormous’: Bucks County Council granted ABS licence with emergency services group Sarah Downey In a move that has been welcomed by the Legal Services Board, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has granted an…
Guest post: public access to the Bar – more sideshow than shifting paradigms Legal Business Recent headlines seem to suggest that the Bar is gearing up to ‘bypass’ solicitors and embark upon an all-out war with…
Rise of the accountants: EY appoints Addleshaws corporate chief to establish UK legal capability Sarah Downey Global accountancy giant EY has hired Addleshaw Goddard’s corporate managing partner Philip Goodstone in a bid to build up its…
Comment: paradigm shift or just the mother of recessions? 2014 should answer the profession’s big question Legal Business It’s been obvious that something fundamental happened to the world economy during 2008, ushering in the worst relative trading conditions…
Legal innovation – Connect2Law’s Jabbari to join Parabis to extend ABS portfolio and set up regional network Sarah Downey Just weeks after resigning from Manchester-based consumer services and personal injury (PI) firm Pannone following its £33m acquisition by ASX-listed Slater…
Team work in the public sector as Bevan Brittan joins forces with Harrow and Barnet councils Francesca Fanshawe The dividing line between private practice and public legal services providers is blurring again with Harrow and Barnet councils unveiling…
How to improve a law firm in 17 easy steps – a blue print for innovation Legal Business While pundits are queuing up to pronounce the death of the industry’s model, Legal Business canvassed senior figures to devise…
We’ve implemented the Legal Services Act – how about another review of legal regulation? Caroline Hill One man’s slashing red tape is another’s endless tinkering. Either way, the much-meddled field of legal regulation may face more…
Guest post: Quality in law – endlessly invoked yet never defined Legal Business Here’s a question that’s been bothering me of late – what, exactly, is a quality legal service? You’ll have noticed…
The glue that binds David Stevenson As the Swiss Verein legal structure becomes increasingly popular among global law firms, the debate hots up over whether its…
