“The Law Society is to challenge by judicial review a Legal Services Commission decision to meet just one-third of the costs of an expert witness report ordered by a county court on behalf of a child.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 2nd August 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Tonight (28 July) I am talking with Alex Novarese, Editor in Chief of Legal Week. The legal world is changing. Legal news reporting is changing – the way legal services are delivered is changing and even the Bar is getting in on the act to compete for work.”
Charon QC, 28th July 2012
Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com
“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.
“No one wants delay or waste in the criminal justice system, but the plans for virtual and flexible courts don’t look fair or efficient.”
The Guardian, 18th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“If the government won’t take responsibility for access to justice, it’s time for the legal profession to step up.”
The Guardian, 10th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Helena Kennedy QC presents a series uncovering the relationship between the UK’s financial and legal systems, between capitalism and the law and between freedom and justice.”
BBC Radio 4, 9th July 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Was the remand system used appropriately, was due process sufficiently observed and were the stiff sentences justified?”
The Guardian, 3rd July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Specialist Support Service (SSS) will be scrapped at the end of this month, the Legal Services Commission has announced following a consultation.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 12th June 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The Ministry of Justice has invited interested parties to respond to the legal services section of the Government’s ‘Red Tape Challenge’ consultation, identifying which regulations they believe should be improved, retained or scrapped.”
Ministry of Justice, 8th June 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“A former legal adviser at the Foreign Office has said that legal issues are not addressed as effectively as they might be at the heart of government because the Prime Minister does not have a lawyer among his immediate circle of advisers.”
BBC News, 5th June 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Justice Minister Jonathan Djanogly has launched plans to scrutinise, simplify or scrap more than 150 regulations that affect legal services, to reduce red tape and ease the burden on businesses and consumers.”
Ministry of Justice, 31st May 2012
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“The numbers of family and commercial mediations are growing – but while an elite group of commercial mediators is earning six figures, newcomers in both fields are finding it hard to gain the experience to break into the market. CEDR’s fifth mediation audit, published this week, shows the top commercial mediator earned £700,000 last year in a market dominated by about 100 mediators – mostly lawyers – doing 85% of the non-scheme mediations and averaging about £300,000.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 17th May 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“David Edmonds, Chairman of the Legal Services Board, which oversees the regulation of legal services in England and Wales, tonight (10th May) addresses an invited audience at the Russell Cooke forum on ‘Quality and standards in a liberalised market’.”
Full story (PDF)
Legal Services Board, 10th May 2012
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
Related link: Quality and Standards in a Liberalised Market (PDF)
“A look at the continuing cuts to CPS fees and the effect on the criminal Bar; and a call for
support from within the Bar itself in dealing with the challenges now facing it.”
Full story (PDF)
Chairman of the Bar Council, April 2012
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“The Legal Services Board – the independent body overseeing the regulation of lawyers in England and Wales – is today releasing its Interim Baseline Report on the Market Impact of the Legal Services Act 2007.”
Full story (PDF)
Legal Services Board, 4th April 2012
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
Related links:
Market impacts of the Legal Services Act – Interim Baseline Report (PDF)
“The Legal Services Board (LSB) has admitted that the 2007 Legal Services Act (LSA) has not resulted in sweeping changes to the profession, stating in a five-year progress report that it is ‘early days’ to judge its impact.”
The Lawyer, 4th April 2012
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“Alternative business structures will bring subtle, but significant changes in the way law is practised.”
The Guardian, 2nd April 2012
Souce: www.guardian.co.uk
“A big shake-up of legal services has removed restrictions on where such products may be sold.”
BBC News, 28th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The first three alternative business structures (ABS) to be licensed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) have been confirmed today (March 28), as the reforms ushered in by the Legal Services Act continue to gather pace.”
Legal Week, 28th March 2012
Source: www.legalweek.com
“Options for regulators to consider when deciding how best to prevent risks to, and improve, the quality of legal services consumers receive are outlined today [13 March] by the Legal Services Board (LSB).”
Full story (PDF)
Legal Services Board, 13th March 2012
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
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