Incorporation of BDB Pitmans set to be the first of several offices to open around the world.

No reason given for the vacated sentencing date following legal aid fraud conviction.

Hopes that online platform LawBite would be saved by ‘a positive restructuring’ appear to have been dashed. A buyer could not be found for the business, which went under owing nearly £6m.

Law Society’s new report shows legal sector’s turnover increased by 45% in last 10 years.