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Law firm invests own capital in £150m deal with litigation funder
WEBSep 9, 2021 · Leading London law firm Mishcon de Reya is investing capital and some of the fees it receives in future from cases into a litigation funding partnership. MDR Solutions I, launched this week, is a partnership with Harbour Litigation Funding, which has committed £150m to the fund. Nick West, partner and chief strategy officer at Mishcon de Reya ...
Private equity firm buys two leading conveyancing practices
WEBJul 10, 2019 · Inflexion Private Equity Partners has bought Stockport-based O’Neill Patient (ONP) – consistently one of the five biggest conveyancing firms when judged by Land Registry applications – and Stoke firm Grindeys, which is in the top 20. It indicated that there would be more acquisitions to come. The investment was made by Inflexion’s ...
London solicitors firm continues with growth eyeing doubling of ...
WEB29 April 2021. A London solicitors’ firm is continuing to grow despite the latest lockdown with the support of Lloyds Bank, and eyeing a doubling of turnover this year. Ackroyd Legal was formed in 2016 and initially specialised in property law but has grown through an extensive acquisition programme to add commercial, corporate, employment ...
“Troubling inequality” persists for BAME consumers of legal services
WEBJan 19, 2021 · A “troubling inequality” between BAME and White British consumers in the way they access legal services has changed little in the five years since it raised the issue, the Legal Services Consumer Panel (LSCP) has found. The panel also revealed big differences between ethnic minorities in the way they approach legal advice.
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Landmark Supreme Court ruling may open floodgates to …
WEBJun 29, 2021 · Grant Thornton has recently been ordered to pay £13.4 million in damages to the Manchester Building Society after seven Supreme Court justices found that the scope of Grant Thornton’s duty to its client should cover the losses suffered following its negligent advice. The landmark decision overturned previous rulings made on the case in the ...
Judge calls for guidance on rights of unqualified agency advocates
WEBJun 10, 2022 · Courts: Guidance needed. County court judges would benefit from “more authoritative guidance” from the higher courts on whether unqualified solicitor’s agents have rights of audience, a circuit judge has said. Her Honour Judge Backhouse in Central London County Court said there was “unease” about the widespread use of agency advocates ...
Tribunal approves first post-PACCAR litigation funding agreement
WEBNov 24, 2023 · The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has approved a litigation funding agreement (LFA) that was amended to take account of the Supreme Court ruling in PACCAR. It accepted that a new provision allowing the funder to take a percentage of the damages only once it was “enforceable and permitted by applicable law” did not fall foul of …
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