More than 70 per cent of high street law firms face closure

beamerguy

More than 70 per cent of high street law firms face closure after coronavirus crisis causes ‘dramatic plunge in income’

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8280571/More-70-cent-high-street-law-firms-face-closure.html

We feel very sorry for REAL law firms ...... but the clowns must re-think about going back to the circus

Redx

every cloud has a silver lining !!!!

(I have no issues with real law firms that do benign work or proper cases etc , but not the shysters)

Fruitcake

... and every silver lining has a clown ...

Johnersh

One man's benign work is another's shyster.... 

But I'd agree that these cases are inappropriately brought and clogging the courts.

Wright Hassall are diverse enough to survive.

The question is more whether the volume work is still there. Remember these firms aren't fighting to win work like most firms, these are block contracts of guaranteed work. 

A) Will the likes of UKCPM still want to litigate every case (disbursement costs) and will parking attendants be on furlough?
Subject to (A) will Gladstones volumes be affected?  Certainly possible... 

BrownTrout

I think more parking firms will be going after older cases etc etc

beamerguy

BrownTrout said:

I think more parking firms will be going after older cases etc etc

You are right .... but consider this, it's only in the last couple of years that PPC's have been adding the fake £60. Anything before must have 100% proof of the signage that shows all add-ons. A massive hoop for PPC's to jump through and the majority will fail.   Yes there is the 6 year problem but only if they can prove. it. 
I would expect DCBL to become the leader in this, if their current daft claims are anything to go by and let's face it, their "can't pay, we'll take it away" is currently dead in the water  

henrik777

High street law firms will be booming soon, with all the impending divorces caused by couples now realising they can't stand each other when forced to spend a lot of time together.

beamerguy

henrik777 said:

High street law firms will be booming soon, with all the impending divorces caused by couples now realising they can't stand each other when forced to spend a lot of time together.

Yes, let us hope that REAL law firms survive.   It's the robo claim boys who will suffer. I wonder how many tickets have been issued in the last 41 days of lockdown ?   If what else is happening, I would suggest probably a 90% drop

fred246

I remember when I was very young, a lawyer or solicitor was a well respected profession.

beamerguy

fred246 said:

I remember when I was very young, a lawyer or solicitor was a well respected profession.

They still are ..... like many industries, there are now cowboys who go unchecked

Snakes_Belly

fred246 said:

I remember when I was very young, a lawyer or solicitor was a well respected profession.

So was a banker.