EMMA Fazakerley has joined Ellisons Solicitors in Colchester as the firm’s first ever marketing manager. Emma, who has previously worked at Colchester Institute and a London-based PR agency, has an extensive background in PR, marketing and business development. She said: ‘‘I am delighted to take on this new role at Ellisons Solicitors and to build upon [...]
Life after legal aid: the fightback begins
January 23, 2012 By
By Lucy Scott-Moncrieff (guardian.co.uk,) Solicitors are not going to sit back when welfare benefits and legal aid are withdrawn. We intend to challenge injustice in the courts. There is a link between the welfare reform bill and the legal aid, sentencing and punishment of offenders (Laspo) bill, and it is not simply the inspiring challenges that the Lords have made [...]
UK Legal Services to see Moderate Growth in 2012
January 20, 2012 By
According to the report “UK Legal Services Market Report: 3rd Edition” the UK legal services market is valued at almost £26bn and annual growth of 5% signalled a recovery after declining sales in 2009. Underlying this overall growth rate there are clear differences between the fortunes of the top 100 or so law firms and the long [...]
As legal aid is withdrawn, City firms could step in to fund litigation
December 17, 2011 By
By Neil Rose guardian.co.uk, Friday 16 December 2011 Third-party funding – where a disinterested backer takes on the financial risk – could help fill the gap, but there are reservations. It may seem strange to view litigation as an asset class, and certainly lawyers struggle with the idea, but for a growing group of investors that is [...]
Pannone hires new talent to lay siege to the capital
December 8, 2011 By
Law firm Pannone is stepping up its assault on London with a series of appointments. The Manchester-based practice, which established a presence in the capital in June 2010 as a base for its regulatory and corporate crime team, has recruited a corporate partner to spearhead growth in the field of life sciences. Catherine McLoughlin, who [...]
Tim Deeming acted for teenager left paralysed after operation
September 15, 2011 By
Who? Tim Deeming, 33, medical negligence associate at national firm Irwin Mitchell. Why is he in the news? Acted for a teenager left paralysed from the waist down after a routine operation to remove gallstones. Sophie Tyler, now 17, from Newport, South Wales, underwent gallstone surgery in May 2008 at Birmingham Children’s Hospital (BCH). An epidural inserted [...]
International criminals targeting law firms, warns Soca
August 30, 2011 By
International criminals have launched a new fraud offensive on law firms’ client accounts, the Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca) has warned. Soca issued a ‘red alert’ to the profession to warn of a trend in ‘advanced fee fraud’ targeting solicitors’ firms. It said foreign nationals have been approaching British firms for help in a personal [...]
New law firm regulations in England and Wales will affect U.S. firms
August 13, 2011 By
A nascent regulatory scheme governing U.K. law firms that will go into effect on Oct. 6 is likely to have profound implications for U.S. firms with U.K. offices. The new rules represent a significantly different approach to the regulation of lawyers — and law firms — than the prevailing structure in place in the United [...]
Top British Law Firms Navigating Washington’s Waters
August 8, 2011 By
Two more British giants appear to be dipping their toes in the Potomac, hoping that they can leverage their global client base to build Washington-based regulatory practices. A few weeks ago, Allen & Overy announced that it was opening an office in Washington. Within days, word leaked that Linklaters, a London-based counterpart, also was considering [...]
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