Solicitors are optimistic about the future, and 70% expect their law firms to grow this year, according to a survey by Oyez Professional Services. Respondents from more than 100 law firms took part. On Brexit, the majority (53%) remain unsure about the impact it will have on the UK legal market, while nearly a quarter (23%) know for definite that they will be affected. The company, which creates legal forms and software, also found that 43% of firms now submit forms electronically using government portals, while the same number continue to use paper and 14% use case management.
24 May 2018
Optimistic rules
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly
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Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees
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NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London
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