Profile London law firm Mischcon de Reya has postponed its planned Stock Exchange float – again – amid volatility on the market and following the issues we recently reported in LawFuel.The IPO was anticipated to have seen Mischcon obtain a valuation of £750m, making it easily the most valuable listed law firm in the UK.The […]
The UK media report on oligarchs and wealthy clients using big name law firms to intimidate and silence journalists, threatening freedom of the media and giving rise to a cross-party effort to prevent such intimidation and misuse of wealth.The Guardian and legal media report that a a cross-party group of MPs is seeking to introduce
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Finding the right legal help has been a perennial problem for legal clients, but former Clio executive Daniel Steinberg has raised funds to launch a legaltech firm to handle that problem online. Lawbrokr has raised $785,000 CAD to get its legal marketplace platform in place much as a dating app might.Lawbrokr closed its pre-seed round last
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A legal commentary on the MSC Newswire outlines the case against Prince Andrew and its legal antecedents Shakedowns for Prince’s Uncles Edward Duke of Windsor and George Duke of Kent The Duke of Windsor was blackmailed at least twice and the Duke of Kent was also blackmailed. In all these instances no money was paid
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Discretionary powers vested in the Immigration Minister have created the concerns and the shambles seen in the Djokovic legal caseIan Neil and Nicholas Saady* Australia has some of the strictest border laws in the world. The immigration minister has some of the broadest, and least reviewable, powers of any of his global equivalents. The shambolic
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Criminal barristers in the UK are contemplating strike action unless the government increases their legal aid payouts, following a history of disputes regarding the low legal aid remuneration for the barristers.The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) undertook a survey of its me3mbers with 96.5 per cent of criminal barristers saying they favoured taking strike action if
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We hear much about ‘virtual’ or ‘distributed’ law firm services, but when it comes to producing real results that are genuinely impressive the pioneering virtual law firm of FisherBroyles is setting a revenue record with an almost 30 per cent increase on its previous year’s earnings.The firm’s growth has doubled and it has entered the
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Sexual harassment claims against Microsoft have seen Arent Fox appointed to conduct a review
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Despite his legal win in Court it remains doubtful whether Novak Djokovic will be able to play on the Melbourne Open courts because of his vaccine status.On Monday, Federal Circuit Court Judge Anthony Kelly reinstated Djokovic’s visa and ordered him to be released from immigration detention. According to Reiss Edwards, an immigration law firm based in central London,
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UK Listed law firm Knights has lifted its revenues which has seen turnover up by almost 30 per cent on its 2020 turnover.The Midlands-headquartered legal and professional services group has seen revenues rise and a return to profit for the six months to October 31 2021.The firm turned over almost £60m during the first half
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