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Slater and Gordon plans UK closures after £493m losses
March 1st, 2016
Australia-listed firm Slater and Gordon is planning a major programme of office closures as part of a reorganisation of the UK business after posting a huge loss. In a series of announcements to the Australian stock exchange today, the ...
Slater & Gordon hires 80 lawyers and staff amid critical UK restructure
November 29th, 2016
Slater & Gordon has embarked on a mass hiring initiative as part of its UK restructure, The Lawyer can reveal. UK CEO Ken Fowlie confirmed Slater & Gordon was in the midst of a hiring spree but declined to reveal how ...
Law firm urges Volkswagen consumers to join largest-ever class action over emissions scandal
March 26th, 2018
The law firm acting for around 10,000 Volkswagen (VW) customers whose cars were fitted with defeat diesel devices has urged more claimants to join what could be the largest-ever class action. Your Lawyers is currently acting for around 10,000 ...
PwC builds identity and access management capability with acquisition of Praxism UK
January 25th, 2016
PwC is strengthening its fast-growing cyber security practice with the acquisition of Praxism, an Edinburgh-based consultancy specialising in identity and access management (IDaM). Praxism is renowned for solutions to effectively tackle staff, customer and consumer identity management problems faced ...
Slater & Gordon bankers bring in investigative accountants
January 8th, 2016
Slater & Gordon faces further scrutiny after it emerged that the company’s lenders have appointed investigative accountants to take a closer look at its books. The move follows a shock abandonment of its earnings guidance in late 2015 that unnerved shareholders ...
Slater & Gordon sets sights on Global 100 in 2016 as revenues hit A$522m
August 31st, 2015
Slater & Gordon has published its financial results for the year to 30 June 2015, recording a 27% increase in revenues as it continued its acquisitive streak throughout the year. The Australian-listed firm said that turnover had grown from A$411.1m ...
VW accused of emissions cheating in UK’s largest class action lawsuit
December 5th, 2019
Volkswagen Group is facing one of the largest-ever UK class action lawsuits, with almost 100,000 vehicle owners accusing it of misleading them by installing emissions-cheating software that made it appear their diesel vehicles met environmental standards. Lawyers for the ...
More than 64,000 drivers are now intending to sue Volkswagen on dieselgate
March 22nd, 2017
Lawyers are aiming to win back thousands of pounds in compensation for buyers VW fitted cheating software in 11million cars sold worldwide, which meant they produced fewer toxic gases in tests, but were actually much more polluting VW ...
More than 25,000 people in UK join legal action against Volkswagen
January 30th, 2017
More than 25,000 British motorists have joined legal action against car giant Volkswagen over the ‘dieselgate’ emissions scandal. Motorists take their fight to the High Court today seeking a green light to proceed with the UK’s first ‘class action’. ...
Multinational Law Firm predicts A$1 Billion Loss; largest financial loss ever recorded in legal sector
August 29th, 2016
Slater and Gordon Limited (“Slater and Gordon”) (ASX: SGH) today provides an update on key earnings and balance sheet expectations for the financial year ended 30 June 2016. Total Revenue (and other income) is expected to be $908.2m. H2 ...
