London-based accountancy firms BKL and Wilson Wright have merged April 9, 2024 The firms, BLK and Wilson Wright, merged on 2 April and will have two bases in London: BKL’s office in North London and Wilson Wright’s office in Central London.
Joe Lewis: British billionaire and former Spurs owner, 87, spared jail time after pleading guilty in US to insider trading April 5, 2024 Lewis, 87, was wearing an eye patch and one of his hands shook steadily throughout the one-hour proceeding in Manhattan federal court.
London legal AI firm Luminance secures £32m funding in US expansion push April 2, 2024 Luminance’s proprietary legal AI model automates the negotiation of contracts and other legal documents to speed up a lengthy process.
Court backlog crisis deepens as Law Society pleads for ‘increased and sustained’ funding March 28, 2024 The Law Society also outlined that the magistrates’ court backlog had gone up by seven per cent also. to 370,731.
A leading sports lawyer explains what the football regulator will and won’t do March 19, 2024 Why the football regulator could end up being a halfway house.
Northern law firm looks to take advantage of turmoil at St. James’s Place March 12, 2024 A northern law firm is looking to take advantage of the turmoil at Britain’s biggest wealth manager, St James’s Place.
Here are the new powers for Companies House that come into force today March 4, 2024 The first set of powers from the Economic Crime Bill is set to come into force on Monday, as changes to Companies House come into play.
Mike Lynch: Extradited businessman hires Boris Johnson and Man City’s lawyer Lord Pannick for SFO data fight February 21, 2024 Pannick was reportedly on £10,000 an hour during Boris's Partygate hearing, when treble-winners Manchester City hired him to fight financial fair play breach claims.
Keystone: Higher rates and new staff to help AIM-listed law firm outperform expectations February 21, 2024 "Sustained client demand, as well as the impact of new joiners, has generated a better than anticipated revenue outturn," the firm said.
Outspoken climate lawyers have thrown out the PR rulebook – and it could catch on February 14, 2024 Climate litigation cases have seen lawyers become increasingly outspoken. Could the days of no comment be behind us, Charles McKeon asks.