Solicitors Fail To Practice What They Preach

In a survey of LLP accountants, they identified that solicitors wait an average of 3 months for payment of an invoice, although payment terms are likely to be a lot shorter than that. So whilst solicitors may stress the importance of terms and conditions and taking...

Expensive Litigation Costs Criticised

The most senior court in England, the Supreme Court, has warned those going to think carefully about the expensive litigation costs that can be incurred. The court made the warning after two neighbours incurred hundreds of thousands of pounds in legal costs, arguing...

Alternatives To Solicitors

A few years ago, rules were changed to allow firms of solicitors to be owned by third parties and not just the partners. The legal market is evolving and alternatives to solicitors are becoming more common. In a further extension, Legal Executives are seeking to...

Trainee Solicitor Or Stacking Shelves?

There is pressure from the Junior Lawyers Division and to protect minimum salaries of more junior workers in the legal industry, in particular trainee solicitors. From August, employers will only be required to pay trainee solicitors the national minimum wage which is...

Claims Online

Issuing claims online has been possible for a number of years through Money Claim Online and Possession Claim Online. Historically, firms of solicitors have sent claims to court in the post with cheques for court fees and they have been slow to adopt the online...