“The Solicitors Regulation Authority has referred two solicitors from London firm Davenport Lyons to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal over claims that the firm sent ‘bullying’ letters accusing hundreds of people of illegal file-sharing.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 11th March 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Solicitors who cease acting for a client where the case has no chance of success on points of law are entitled to be paid for the work done up to that point, the Court of Appeal has ruled.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 4th March 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“A leading law firm has been found ‘in contempt’ of the Commons after threatening an MP with legal proceedings if he made allegations about one of its clients in the House.”
The Independent, 25th February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Persuading more solicitors to apply for judicial posts is ‘absolutely key’ to increasing diversity in the judiciary, the chairwoman of the Advisory Panel on Judicial Diversity told the Gazette this week, as the panel published a raft of recommendations aimed at improving diversity on the bench.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 25th February 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Music industry representative the BPI has criticised the approach used by a UK law firm in chasing file-sharers.”
BBC News, 29th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“MPs today agreed to investigate an allegation that a firm of solicitors committed a contempt of parliament by trying to stop a member speaking about a constituency issue in the House of Commons.”
The Guardian, 14th January 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Letters are being sent to clients of a firm of solicitors which was shut down in an investigation into claims of dishonesty and account irregularities.”
BBC News, 4th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Nottingham firm Paragon Law has forced West Bromwich and Peterborough firm Paragon Solicitors to change its name and pay legal costs after a trade mark dispute.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 5th November 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Slaughter and May could lose its crown as the Government’s preferred legal adviser on the banking crisis. In the biggest legal shake-up since the bank bailouts started two years ago, the Treasury is asking other firms to tender for the business.”
The Times, 29th October 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The law firm Carter-Ruck has made a fresh move that could stop an MPs’ debate next week by claiming a controversial injunction it has obtained is ‘sub judice’.”
The Guardan, 16th October 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Gordon Brown today stepped into the row over the use of super-injunctions that ban reporting of a story and also the existence of the ban, telling MPs the legal tactic was ‘an unfortunate area of the law’.”
The Guardian, 15th October 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The law firm at the centre of the an unprecedented attempt by a British oil trading firm to prevent the Guardian reporting parliamentary proceedings is to be reported to the Law Society, it emerged today.”
The Guardian, 14th October 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Major law firms should take a major step towards regulating themselves, according to Lord Hunt of Wirral’s report on the regulation of the profession.”
Legal Week, 5th October 2009
Source: www.legalweek.com
“Opportunistic city lawyers who over-charge their clients face tough new rules aimed at tackling the excesses and mismanagement of corporate law firms, under proposals to be published this week. The crackdown on the City’s legal profession comes after growing concerns that regulators have failed to deal with abuses at multi-million pound law firms.”
The Independent, 28th September 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Britain’s biggest law firms suffered a dip in profits for the first time in a decade last year but still enjoyed one of their best years, earning more than £4 billion.”
The Times, 31st August 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Britain’s leading regional law firms, suffering even more severely from the downturn in the legal services market than their London rivals, are imposing drastic cost-cutting measures in an attempt to stave off further job losses.”
The Times, 21st July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Ministers have postponed plans to make law firms bid for criminal legal aid work.”
The Independent, 21st July 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Three lawyers are planning the flotation of a £50m fund that will make money by financing legal disputes and sharing in any damages awarded.”
The Times, 19th July 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Government proposals to introduce competitive tendering for criminal defence work will ‘savagely reduce’ the number of firms, lawyers say, and may be unlawful in their disproportionate impact on minority lawyers.”
The Guardian, 21st June 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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