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

Redx

a qualified (CILEX & registered with the SRA) relative of mine is moving jobs soon and is currently on furlough by her old employer

they failed to get a grip on home working and being of an age they are not even sure they are going to reopen , so could be one of those statistics (her old employer) and if she stays she may be made redundant or let go

her new employer says they are going to treat her as the guinea pig for home working because they can see it as the future and apparently some or all of them are currently working from home or on furlough. their intention seems to be less in the office, better flexible working and home working , with a possibility of A and B shifts or similar (like a lot of firms are thinking about) - this relative of mine specialises in wills and probate , but has tasted several options in the legal menu

another relative who works on UC for the DWP is currently working from home quite successfully to try and clear the backlog and no commuting so saving petrol money, I dont expect this to change in the next few months, but I suppose the DWP may change to flexible shift patterns , possibly one week at home and another in work ?

times they are a changing

nb:- nobody I know works for a parking company, or a debt collector, or any law firm that obtains these contracts like wright hassell , or gladrags, or DCBL or anyone similar , tends to be wills and probate, conveyancing etc , or criminal law where they assist the alleged or convicted offenders

just thought I would add that in so nobody thinks I know any of the par@site firms or staff , I dont

Snakes_Belly

Some firms are looking at their large premises and thinking that homeworking is not a bad idea. The firm that a friend works for (pension admin) are considering options such as part home working.  

bargepole

Snakes_Belly said:

Some firms are looking at their large premises and thinking that homeworking is not a bad idea. The firm that a friend works for (pension admin) are considering options such as part home working.  

Indeed. The present Mrs bargepole worked from home for the first couple of weeks of lockdown, and was then furloughed. But her employer, a major retailer, expects to reopen its stores mid-May, and said there is no reason she can't process their accounts remotely.

I just wish I had bought shares in Zoom at the start of all this.

MothballsWallet

beamerguy said:

twhitehousescat said:

60-70% of tickets are paid after first reminder , hundreds of people get default ccj,s with added costs , very few people or judges know or understand "abuse of process"

twhitehousescat said:

60-70% of tickets are paid after first reminder , hundreds of people get default ccj,s with added costs , very few people or judges know or understand "abuse of process"

If such a percentage was true, boy are they suffering now and in the Southampton case, the OP, had never heard of abuse of process until DJ Taylor said so, news to us as well.  It does not follow that anyone should know about abuse of process but if the clued up judge does all the better and you know, since last year more and more judges are spanking away or deducting the fake amount. What we don't know right now is how many but suffice to say, it is a 100% more than this time last year. Bad for dodgy legals and good for the motorist.

And about the CCJ problem, we all know that Theresa May told a pack of lies

beamer, I knew Theresa May was telling porkies from the first day she became Home Secretary...

DoaM

You can tell when a politician is telling porkies because their lips move.