It’s unusual for a law firm to make a high-growth startup list, but Cardiff-based firm Greenaway Scott has done it. Making the influencing British Startups 100 2015, the recently launched firm is focused on growth, foucsing on life science and technology companies. With just over two years of solid trading and year on year growth, […]
Law firm specialisation is the key to success for many lawyers, but having a men-only divorce firm reflects the strong feelings of anti-male discrimination many men feel over divorces. The trend towards men-only divorce originated in America, but now Britain and other jurisdictions are embracing the move, particularly since the 1990s when men have felt
Legal aid cutbacks in the UK have caused major disruption to the law profession and a senior judge has criticised the lack of action from politicians, while another judge has called for a mass lawyer walkout should the Conservative Party be re-elected. The dramatic comments from judges, normally constrained in their involvement in UK’s political
New law firms are also creating new law jobs, as Axiom, the tech-savvy legal services group announce it will create nearly 100 new jobs in Belfast wi a £9 million investment in the city. Axiom is already a major legal employer with around 1200 lawyers, as well as engineers and others who service major corporates
Overcoming difficulties in its selected business sector of shipping and transport, a Yorkshire law firm has focused and succeeded. It is now also moving into new offices after meeting its growth targets. Myton Law is based in Hull and is now moving into its new offices at Victoria Pier despite the shipping sector suffering a
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Work hours for lawyers are the stuff of legend, we know that. Long hours, short marriages, high stress, low health. The worries about depression and other health issues have long been something that has troubled law societies and others, particularly in tougher times when lawyers may be required to work harder than ever. And now
A long list of UK law firms have been investigated by the Information Commissioner for likely data breaches last year, according to information from a software technology company. Egress Software Technologies revealed that the Information Commissioner’s Office investigated 173 UK firms for a variety of incidents that may have breached the Data Protection Act. A
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“Top Gear” host Jeremy Clarkson is not to face prosecution for his “fracas” (ie an alleged assault upon a producer) after a “victim lead” and “routine enquiries” had been completed by Police. But the entertaining and mischevious Clarkson is still fired from the BBC’s top show. Clarkson has been providing some good fodder for lawyers
It’s an ugly word and an even more ugly trend, but “jihadimania” is occurring in Britain with the risk of young Britons and others seeing the lure of ISIS as something akin to pop idol worship. The trend has been reported by one of Britain’s leading Muslim prosecutors, Nazir Afzal, who said that many more
The debacle encircling the BBC over the television “Top Gear” fracas involving Jeremy Clarkson has seen the lawyers enter the fray and Clarkson launching an expletive laden tirade against the corporation for destroying the top-rating show. Clarkson has hired major law firm Olswang and senior partner Mark Devereaux to represeent him at the BBC inquiry,
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