Murdochs Solicitors ranked as leading firm for Professional Discipline in Chambers & Partners UK 2014

November 1, 2013By Barney MillerArticles, News, Solicitors' Regulation

Chambers & Partners UK released their 2014 rankings this week, Murdochs maintaining its ranking as a leading firm in Professional Discipline. Andrew Blatt was ranked as a leading individual and Robert Forman an Associate to Watch. Chambers said the following about Murdochs :- Strong solicitors’ discipline practice, routinely appearing before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal. Strengths (Quotes … Read More

How should the SRA respond to Co-Op Legal Services’ £3.4m losses?

September 23, 2013By Barney MillerArticles, Solicitors' Regulation

This article first appeared on Lexis Nexis PSL on 18th September 2013 Practice Compliance analysis: Is the loss suffered by the Cooperative Legal Services Ltd (CLS) in the first half of 2013 a significant indicator of the state of the deregulated legal market? Robert Forman, senior associate at Murdochs Solicitors, considers the issues. What prompts … Read More

Solicitors Professional Regulation : SRA gives green light to client inducements

July 12, 2013By Barney MillerArticles, Solicitors' Regulation

This article first appeared on Lexis PSL in July 2013. Robert Forman was interviewed by Duncan Wood at Lexis Nexis What are inducements? Firms looking to get a leading edge on their competitors have been offering gifts such as £250 cashback, an iPad or shopping vouchers to attract clients’ business, usually, their personal injury claims. … Read More