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College of Law students celebrate a year of success

Aspiring barristers from The College of Law in Birmingham celebrated a year marked by competition success at national and international level at the annual Bar Vocational Course (BVC) dinner. Read

Challinors to host series of employment law seminars

A new series of seminars are being held at Midlands law firm Challinors, which they say will give West Midlands’ business managers and owners the opportunity to get up-to-speed with the latest changes in employment law in the current downturn. Read

Hugh Goulbourne to lead Cobbetts low carbon energy practice

Cobbetts has appointed a former environmental policy advisor and commercial solicitor to develop environmentally-friendly work through the company. Read

Business costs hit by increasing number of tribunals

Businesses are paying out more because of the increasing number of tribunals being caused by the credit crunch, law firm FBC Manby Bowdler has said. Read

Legal groups oppose Best Value Tendering proposals

Access to justice is at risk as the Government tries to introduce Best Value Tendering, a number of legal groups have said. Read

Businesses urged to look again at their holiday policy

A decision by the House of Lords to give workers the right to claim for annual leave accrued during sickness absence will have wide-ranging implications for businesses’ employment policies, according to law firm Harrison Clark. Read

India is land of opportunity for law firms

While recession grips the world, one of its quickest-growing economies is still on the up – and needs the legal services to back it up. Baljit Chohan and Shan Hassam look at why Birmingham’s law firms need to look to India. Read

St Philips appoints Chris Owen as chief exec

St Philips, one of the top barristers chambers in Birmingham, has announced one of the bar’s most experienced managers as its new chief executive. Read

Birmingham solicitors give free support to YMCA project

Wragge & Co, Birmingham’s biggest law firm, has stepped in to help on the building of a £13.5 million sustainable home for the YMCA in north Birmingham. Read

Home insurance policies paying out for employment tribunals

There has been a rise in the number of employment tribunal claims being backed by home insurance policies, according to law firm Pinsent Masons. Read

Thursfields bolsters its employment team

West Midlands and Worcestershire law firm Thursfields has brought in two new lawyers to its employment team. Read

London snobs steering clear of Stoke

So you have lost your job at the City law firm. One of the Porsches has had to go and it looks like state education only for any future children. Read

Law firms look to the elderly for future work

Two West Midlands law firms have launched specialist services for older people after saying the changing demographics of the UK meant the area was becoming more and more important. Read

Crown court changes would deny justice for vulnerable

Government proposals for Crown Court means testing could deny vulnerable people access to justice and are being rushed in too quickly, the Law Society has warned. Read

Woolley & Co to sponsor the Divorce Show

Family law specialists Woolley & Co are set to sponsor the Divorce Show. Read

Pinsent cost cutting could mean job losses in Birmingham

Law firm Pinsent Masons is launching a redundancy consultation in a move expected to affect the Birmingham office on Colmore Square. Read

Masterclass recognises in-house lawyers at DLA Piper

A masterclass for in-house lawyers on how to improve their work by increasing visibility, credibility and influence within their businesses, was hosted by international law firm DLA Piper in Birmingham. Read

Wragge says it is open to merger possibilities

Birmingham’s largest law firm has said it is open to the possibility of a merger. Read

BPE Solicitors says recession easing as it moves back to 5-day week

Commercial law firm BPE Solicitors has ended an eight-month period of reduced hours, saying the economy had picked up for its corporate and commercial teams. Read

Wragge planning 85 redundancies after recession hits revenue

Top city law firm Wragge & Co has said it is considering letting as many as 85 people go after revenue dropped 15 per cent in a year. Read