K&L Gates London revenues rise 10 per cent as global growth stalls

K&L Gates has posted record financial results for its London office as its global figures show a drop in average profits per equity partner (PEP) of 4.3 per cent.
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K&L Gates London revenues rise 10 per cent as global growth stalls

K&L Gates has posted record financial results for its London office as its global figures show a drop in average profits per equity partner (PEP) of 4.3 per cent.
The Lawyer – Practice Management



Lawyers in Sevenoaks

Professional negligence litigation rise down to the unscrupulous few

Economically speaking, the law is generally thought to be a counter-cyclical profession.

An increase in litigation is usually a side-effect of recession.

Often, this litigation is against professionals, an obvious example being the glut of cases during the 1990s against valuers and conveyancing solicitors arising from the crash in the property market.

Another effect of recession is that business ethics can become stretched or ignored.

Thus, the character whom 20th century judges rather quaintly called ‘the rogue’ appears more frequently in the law reports.

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Leading UK firms see 20 per cent rise in partner promos

Partner promotions at the top UK firms have gone up virtually across the board, with only one firm – Bird & Bird – seeing its promotion numbers drop.
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Conveyancing Solicitors Sevenoaks

Tribunals Service reports rise in cases

The Tribunals Service received 220,400 new claims in the second quarter of last year, from 1 July to 30 September 2010, representing an 11% increase over the same period in 2009, the latest available statistics have revealed.

However, the Service also increased the number of cases disposed of by 10% during the period, from around 157,900 in the second quarter of 2009/10 to 173,400 in the same period this year.

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