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WEB5 days ago — Firm fined for AML compliance failure as solicitor faces tribunal. An East London law firm has become the latest to be fined by the Solicitors Regulation Authority over its failure to comply with anti-money laundering rules. Read More. 20 September 2024.
“We could yet intervene in Axiom Ince,” SRA boss says
WEBSep 27, 2023 — The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) may yet intervene in Axiom Ince, the law firm that now seems on the brink of collapse, it confirmed yesterday. The regulator will also look at whether it should be doing more to oversee accumulator law firms. The crisis was sparked last month by the SRA’s intervention into the practice of Axiom Ince ...
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WEBSep 16, 2024 — Welsh legal blueprint urges tech grants, nearshoring and talent retention. The Welsh government should provide grants for SME law firms to invest in legal technology, and offer law students bursaries if they agree to stay in the country for five years, a report says. Read More.
PE firm makes second big acquisition in bid to build national …
WEBOct 26, 2022 — Private equity firm Blixt Group has made the second major acquisition of its consolidation play in the shape of Lancashire law firm Farleys Solicitors, a £12m business now eyeing deals of its own. Blixt entered the legal market is summer 2021 by acquiring Essex law firm Fisher Jones Greenwood (FJG), with the …
Class action firm splits from US partner as it targets Brazil
WEBMay 15, 2020 — PGMBM, which has 70 staff in England and a further 80 in Brazil, was created with backing from US class action firm Sanders Phillips Grossman. Mr Goodhead said the pair have a joint venture in respect of certain cases but as SPG’s attention turned to Latin America, it made sense for them to separate. “We’re on …
How to become a qualified legal cashier - Legal Futures
WEBJun 23, 2021 — The Fellowship is designed to test a candidate’s knowledge in a chosen subject within the legal sector via a 10,000-15,000 word thesis and a presentation. Associate News is provided by Legal Futures Associates. Legal cashiers play a pivotal role in a law firm, having access to the full financial workings of a law firm.
Can data analytics unlock the potential for diversity in the law?
WEBJul 26, 2021 — Shojaei: Transparency and analytics have unlocked potential for diversity and inclusion. Data, equity and inclusion analytics can play a pivotal role in increasing diversity and inclusion efforts in the legal sector by enabling organisations to effectively identify the gaps in diversity, prioritise areas requiring action and measure progress.
Brexit VAT changes | A guide for law firms & small businesses
WEBApr 8, 2021 — The first step is establishing whether you are selling to a ‘business’ or ‘consumer (refer to VATPOSS01350 – VAT Place of Supply of Services – HMRC internal manual). As a general rule of thumb, in relation to the sale of legal services, if you are selling directly to another business (B2B), then the place of supply is where the ...
A new route to practice rights for chartered legal executives
WEBJun 30, 2022 — Helen Hardwick. Following approval from the Legal Services Board in May 2022, CILEx Regulation has launched an alternative route for chartered legal executives to obtain independent practice rights and apply for authorisation as a CILEX practitioner to undertake reserved and regulated legal activities in …
Questions about Metamorph intensify after Beaumont Legal sale
WEBNov 7, 2022 — LegalZoom had acquired Beaumont Legal in 2016 for £6.4m but sold it because of its sub-par performance. Like many of the Metamorph companies, Beaumont’s annual accounts are overdue. Its most recent accounts, for the 18 months to 30 June 2020 – and so affected in the last three and a half months …