The Law Society’s failure to consult solicitors on key changes to conveyancing practice, most recently the revised TA6 form, risks a members “revolt”, it has been warned.
The legal services market will continue to grow in 2024, hitting a turnover of £50bn with a “resilient” corporate law sector boosted by “stronger economic conditions” later in the year.
Ison Harrison, which became 100% employee-owned in 2022, posted a turnover of more than £22m last year – an annual increase of 16%.
A Liverpool firm has been closed down by the Solicitors Regulation Authority over suspected dishonesty on the part of its veteran owner.
Another personal injury brand has disappeared from the scene as the market continues to contract after years of government-imposed reform.
An increasing number of law firms are ditching low-value RTA claims as a result of the whiplash reforms, according to new research.
Conveyancers affected by a cyber attack on an IT services provider have been urged to keep all other lawyers in the chain informed.
A Sheffield firm which took on thousands of cases from the collapsed Pure Group has itself filed for administration. According to court records, SSB Group Ltd gave notice of its intention to appoint an administrator on Monday. It is understood the business is in talks over a pre-pack sale as it seeks to avoid an intervention by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
As widely trailed to the national media, reforms to criminal sentencing and the leasehold system feature heavily in the government's legislative programme in the runup to the general election expected in autumn 2024.
