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Two-thirds of law firms actively target international growth
March 17th, 2016
Pricing and competition the biggest challenges facing firms in EMEA and APAC Over half of law firms across geographic regions are optimistic about growth in 2016, but pricing and competition pose the two biggest challenges to success, new research ...
SRA highlights IT innovation in the legal sector
March 17th, 2016
Use of technology can enable law firms to do more for clients, according to the latest marketplace report from the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). The IT and Innovation paper highlights how creative use of IT can help legal work ...
Suspended jail sentence for London solicitor over VAT fraud
February 18th, 2016
A London solicitor has been given a suspended jail sentence for a £96,000 VAT fraud which was uncovered by an HMRC taskforce set up to identify those attempting to avoid paying tax on property investment income Caroline Joseph, from ...
International law firm accused for ‘deliberately misinterpreting’ data
February 10th, 2016
White & Case partner comes to the defence of City colleague and argues SFO has ‘lost its focus’ The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has accused Pinsent Masons of ‘deliberately misinterpreting’ data on the number of cases it investigates and ...
The digital revolution on the finance industries
January 29th, 2016
EU experts and stakeholders discussed the impact of the digital revolution on the finance industries, market participants and consumers at a recent event organised by ACCA (The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and Deloitte in Brussels Internet and digital ...
Income up 53% at KPMG Legal
December 22nd, 2015
One of the Big Four accountancy firms offering legal services through an alternative business structure has reported a sharp rise in income from the division and pledged further heavy investment. KPMG says in its newly published annual report that ...
HMRC pushes ahead with criminalising failure to prevent tax evasion
December 11th, 2015
New offence could become a ‘damp squib’ ignored by foreign companies, warns tax lawyer HMRC is to go ahead with a bid to create a new criminal offence for failure to prevent tax evasion, despite warnings of significant challenges ...
FCA set to investigate HSBC amid claims of ‘improper practices’
December 10th, 2015
Complaints commissioner forces inquiry at regulator, accusing it of mishandling reports of credit card overcharging The City regulator is set to launch an investigation into whether large numbers of people lost out financially because of “improper practices” at HSBC, after ...
SRA looks to the future, setting out a new regulatory model
November 27th, 2015
Solicitors Regulatory Authority has published a press release regarding how SRA looks to the future. According SRA: We have outlined our vision for the future, pushing ahead with a fundamental shift away from prescriptive rules in favour of protecting the ...
Australian law firm invests in online disruptor
November 18th, 2015
Rather than seeing legal industry disruptors as a threat, a national firm has decided to invest in one and forge a new partnership. National firm Gilbert + Tobin has invested in online legal services provider LegalVision, providing funding that ...
