Law Society: SRA “moving in right direction” on consumer protections
The Law Society of England and Wales has responded to a Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) discussion paper on the future of the Solicitors Indemnity Fund (SIF), outlining three key principles for consumer protection in relation to negligence claims brought more than six years after a firm has closed. Here, Law Society president I. Stephanie Boyce […]
MAPD acquires Liverpool-based firm, Bermans
The Making A Positive Difference (MAPD) Group has acquired 75% of Liverpool based firm Bermans. This is yet another purchase by MAPD as other northern firms, Kackson Lees and Broudie Jackson Canter, as well as Stoke based practice Myers and Co, have also been acquired by the group. Although, its owners, Brian Cullen and Joanna […]