Co-op buys in family law capability ahead of ABS conversion
The Co-operative is set to enter the family law market with the hire of a partner duo from London firm TV Edwards, including the firm’s managing partner Jenny Beck.
View ArticleLawyers welcome Norgrove report into family justice
Lawyers and family law campaign groups have widely welcomed the family justice review aimed at tackling the “shocking delays” in the family justice system.
View ArticleMills & Reeve to offer family-friendly fees
Mills & Reeve is to provide fixed-price family services as it prepares to compete with non-legal players entering the profession.
View ArticleCo-op gets the ABS ball rolling with new recruits
The Co-operative’s hire of three senior family lawyers as directors to kick-start its conversion to an alternative business structure (ABS) (TheLawyer. com, 2 November) could be the first of many such...
View ArticleSupreme Court upholds county ruling in cohabitation case
The Supreme Court has today restored a county court judgment that supports a court’s right to decide the ’fairest’ way of dividing property when cohabiting couples split up.
View ArticleMishcon expands New York base with launch of family practice
Mishcon de Reya is to launch a family practice in its New York office after hiring family partner Michael Stutman from US firm Mayerson Stutman Abramowitz.
View ArticleWilson SCJ highlights importance of collaborative family law
Supreme Court Justice Lord Wilson has reaffirmed his commitment to collaborative family law and other non-court methods while slamming the Government’s plans to cut legal aid, which he called a “false...
View ArticleLG partner Garnham quits firm for social networking
LG private client partner Caroline Garnham has left the firm to concentrate on the social networking site she dreamed up five years ago.
View ArticleTods Murray bolts on private client boutique
Scottish firm Tods Murray has absorbed two-partner private client firm Fyfe Ireland.
View ArticleMishcons and Debrett's publish guide to best behaviour in divorce
Celebrity divorce go-to firm Mishcon de Reya has teamed up with Debrett’s - etiquette and manners advisors since 1769 - to publish a £12.99 guide on how to maintain a level of decorum and good manners...
View ArticleHarbottle pioneers 'preconception' agreements for non-traditional families
Harbottle & Lewis is offering preconception contracts to non-traditional families looking to have children in the wake of a landmark High Court case that introduced the concept of principal and...
View ArticleLegal bodies team up to launch Institute of Family Law Arbitrators
A group of legal associations have launched a landmark scheme to enable the resolution of family disputes through arbitration, it was announced today.
View ArticleShackleton faces negligence claim from former client
Payne Hicks Beach is being sued by a client who claims a mistake by Britain’s highest-profile divorce lawyer Fiona Shackleton cost him £250,000.
View ArticleThorpe LJ slates counsel in civil partnership settlement appeal
The Court of Appeal (CoA) has overturned a first instance decision to award an actor £1.7m following the break-up of his civil partnership to a City analyst.
View ArticleCo-op ABS plans to create thousands of legal jobs
The Co-operative Group has unveiled plans to create 3,000 jobs in the legal sector as it aims to revolutionise how legal services are delivered on the high street.
View ArticleFormer Dewey partners gear up for tax bill battle
Former partners of Dewey & LeBoeuf’s London base are attempting to minimise their financial blow from the US firm’s collapse by using its 2012 losses to slash their tax bill.
View ArticleWithers promotes five as turnover rises by 12 per cent
Withers has announced a bumper round of partner promotions, with five added to its partnership.
View ArticleLedingham Chalmers boosts private client with bolt-on
Scottish firm Ledingham Chalmers has strengthened its private client practice by merging with Aberdeen boutique Esslemont Cameron & Gauld.
View ArticleCo-op pledges "no nasty surprises" as it launches fixed-fee family law operation
Co-operative Legal Services (CLS) has launched its family law operation offering fixed fees for services such as divorce, child protection, mediation and financial issues.
View ArticleTaylor Wessing ramps up private client with Manches hire
Taylor Wessing has hired Manches partner Amanda Nelson and is relocating partner Ryan Myint to Singapore in key moves for its private client practice.
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