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Fee-share law firms outpace traditional rivals in lawyer recruitment surge

Fee-share law firms outpace traditional rivals in lawyer recruitment surge

Setfords tops 2024 lawyer hires as fee-share model dominates recruitment across UK legal market
Solicitor and accountant to face court over money laundering allegations in Birmingham

Solicitor and accountant to face court over money laundering allegations

Birmingham solicitor Akhmed Yakoob and accountant Nabeel Afzal charged with money laundering
NAO slams family justice failures putting children at risk

NAO slams family justice failures putting children at risk

Family court delays cause child distress and soaring legal aid costs, says National Audit Office report
CAT approves £200m Mastercard deal after investor row over interchange fee battle

CAT approves £200m Mastercard deal after investor row over interchange

CAT greenlights UK's largest consumer payout despite fierce dispute between claimant and funder
Colchester’s legal earthquake: Ancient firms crumble, outsiders take control

Colchester’s legal earthquake: Ancient firms crumble, outsiders take control

In England’s oldest recorded town, three major law firms take radically different routes to survive
Putin’s ghost in the courtroom: Sanctioned Russians haunt London’s legal halls in shocking comeback

Putin’s ghost in the courtroom: Sanctioned Russians haunt London’s legal

Dozens of sanctioned Russians have returned to London’s courts with a high-powered legal team
MPs urge action on skyrocketing legal fees in NHS clinical negligence claims

MPs urge action on skyrocketing legal fees in NHS clinical

MPs press government for a plan within six months to tackle soaring NHS negligence claim costs
UK solicitors seek easier access to EU markets at post-Brexit summit

UK solicitors seek easier access to EU markets at post-Brexit

Law Society wants UK-EU talks on mutual recognition and youth mobility for solicitors under 35 Ahead of today’s UK-EU summit,
Judge sanctioned over 4-month delay in family case final order

Judge sanctioned over 4-month delay in family case final order

District judge sanctioned after a four-month delay in signing the final order due to work pressure
Wachtell, Latham advise on $34.5bn Charter–cox merger to create US  cable giant

Wachtell, Latham advise on $34.5bn Charter–cox merger to create US

Charter’s $34.5bn acquisition of Cox’s cable empire signals US broadband consolidation surge