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New UK offices for law firm Irwin Mitchell

Irwin Mitchell is set to open two new offices in Liverpool and Cardiff next month to enhance client experience. The firm is actively recruiting in the regions ahead of the new bases opening next month. The new additions bring the total number of UK offices up...

Minister says sorry for claimant costs comments

The health minister has had to backtrack on comments she made over the 'biggest driver of rising negligence costs'. MP Maria Caulfield, the under-secretary of state for patient safety and primary care, told the health and social care select committee that rising legal costs were...

Strong pandemic performance from resilient law firms

Despite pressures of the pandemic, law firms have reported solid performances due to constant demand, lower costs and government assistance. Share via Email Print According to the Law Society of England and Wales Law Management Section Financial Benchmarking Survey, more than two thirds of solicitors reported year-on-year...

Non-practising solicitors could pay up to £40 annually in £2.4 million plans

Plans that would require non-practising solicitors to complete and pay for an annual application to say 'on the roll' are being negotiated. The Solicitors Regulation Authority is consulting on plans that would bring them an extra £2.4 million, requiring lawyers, whether retired or working in-house...

Calls to change ‘cumbersome’ email service in civil proceedings

A petition has rallied changes to be made to making emails the default method of service for all civil proceedings. The dispute resolution committee of Birmingham Law Society, which launched the petition, said the current rules were inefficient and costly, demanding them to end. Chair Tobias...

New research to identify which factors affect access to justice

The Solicitors Regulation Authority is launching a study into gaps in access to justice. The organisation has commissioned the research, which runs until Autumn, to find out if gaps in provision have any impact on different groups of consumers and whether factors like ethnicity affect...