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Two new partners for Eversheds pensions practice

The Birmingham office of law firm Eversheds has expanded its pensions practice with the appointment of two new partners.Read

Pinsent Masons and McGrigors announce new management structure

Law firms Pinsent Masons and McGrigors, who are set to merge on May 1, have revealed details of the management structure of the new business.Read

Pinsent Masons and McGrigors agree to merge

Law firms Pinsent Masons and McGrigors have confirmed plans to merge following a partner vote.Read

Police pension test case could open floodgates to claims

A legal victory involving a Birmingham barrister in a key test case could open the door to thousands of costly claims after a court ruled pensions for injured retired police officers have been unlawfully cut.Read

Police pension test case could open the floodgates to claims

A legal victory involving a Birmingham barrister in a key test case could open the door to thousands of costly claims after a court ruled pensions for injured retired police officers have been unlawfully cut.Read

A round up of news from the region's legal sector this week

St Philips plauditsRead

ITV ordered to pay up in Box Clever pension battle

Law firm Eversheds has been at the forefront of a landmark decision by the Pensions Regulator requiring ITV to provide support for the Boxclever Group Pension Scheme, which has a deficit of £62 million.Read

Merger between law firms Cobbetts and DWF called off

The plug has been pulled on a proposed merger between law firms Cobbetts and DWF.Read

CPS Midlands chief says causes of Birmingham riots must be fixed

Rampant consumerism and the plight of the disadvantaged in society are among the problems that need to be tackled if last August’s riots are not to be repeated, according to the head of the Crown Prosecution Service in the region.Read

Legal Services Act puts future of some law firms at risk

Challenging times in the legal sector will see some Midland firms go to the wall this year as well as an increase in the number of mergers and acquisitions, according to the president of Birmingham Law Society.Read

A round up of news from the region’s legal sector in the past week

A round up of news from the region’s legal sector in the past weekRead

No need to go to London - business law advice available in Birmingham

Midland law firms and businesses are perpetuating a long-dead “myth” by travelling to London in search of expert legal advice that is available right on their doorstep.Read

Tributes paid to top Birmingham lawyer Russell Orme

Senior members of the West Midlands business community have paid heartfelt tributes to one of Birmingham's best-known lawyers who died aged just 49.Read

DLA Piper retains top spot in M&A legal advisor league table

Law firm DLA Piper has retained its number one ranking by deal volume in 2011 among the leading corporate law firms - both globally and in the UK - according to Mergermarket’s league tables for legal advisors.Read

Dispute over shares at property firm Maximus heads to court

A retired top city lawyer could be heading to court to settle a dispute with a property company he joined at the behest of its late founder.Read

Top Birmingham lawyer Russell Orme dies of cancer

Tributes have been paid to a top Birmingham lawyer who has died from cancer aged 49.Read

Canty & Co staff advised to start bankruptcy order against former boss

A Birmingham employment tribunal judge suggested former employees of a city law firm which has ceased trading consider taking action to start a bankruptcy order against their former boss.Read

A round up of news from the region’s legal sector in the past week

A round up of news from the region’s legal sector in the past weekRead

A round of news from the legal sector this week

A round up of news from the region’s legal sector in the past weekRead

Clare Balding to speak at Birmingham Law Society Legal Awards

BBC sports presenter Clare Balding has been announced as the speaker at this year’s Birmingham Law Society Legal Awards.Read