Legal Profession (News)

Legal aid cuts ‘will drive out the best’, Lord Neuberger warns
19 June 2013
'Less legal aid means more unrepresented litigants and worse lawyers'
Killer jailed for ‘calculated execution’ of solicitor
18 June 2013
Michael Chudley will not be released unless he lives to the age of 90
Highest percentage of women appointed High Court judges
18 June 2013
Five women chosen for High Court, but proportion of solicitor applicants to judicial roles falls
Co-operative Legal Services not affected by Co-op bank ‘bail in’
17 June 2013
CLS in no doubt about its future as it pledges to continue with expansion plans
Clients relying on insurance least satisfied by legal work
14 June 2013
Will writing top of the satisfaction table, with personal injury bottom
Document-assembly pioneer launches LASPO-compliant referral scheme
11 June 2013
New plan pledges to connect independent personal injury firms with claimants through two-stage registration process
First barrister-only chambers gains ABS licence
11 June 2013
Richmond Chambers also to become 'the first barrister-run, barrister-led entity'
Property service group launches conveyancing referral network
6 June 2013
Network goes live just one week after In-Deed wind down, boasting Irwin Mitchell and NewLaw as early members
Diversity in legal executives an example for the profession, says LCJ
6 June 2013
74 per cent of CILEx members are women
MoJ kicks off full-scale review of legal services framework
5 June 2013
Consultation will identify concerns over the complexity of the legal services regulatory landscape and potentially recast the whole legislative framework
Road traffic accident giant bought out by Compare the Market owner
4 June 2013
Top-32 Minster Law agrees to acquisition after long-standing relationship
Estate agents’ grip on conveyancing market forces In-Deed sell-off
3 June 2013
Very low margins and price sensitivity of online conveyancing push business into selling off its legal practice and exiting the legal market
‘Not enough’ shopping around, consumer panel says
30 May 2013
More shop around for family lawyers but less for conveyancers, panel says as it urges regulators to show greater leadership
Bar Standards Board must improve before it regulates firms, LSB says
29 May 2013
Board painted 'overly optimistic picture' of move to OFR
Privatising courts ‘could save £1bn’
28 May 2013
Grayling said to have 'strongly backed' plan
Weightmans claims first post-Jackson relief from sanctions victory
24 May 2013
Ruling a 'stark reminder' to practitioners of a 'much-altered litigation landscape'
Solicitors still top choice for SMEs
22 May 2013
Nearly half of disputes are with other businesses, LSB research finds
SRA axes genealogy service to relieve pressure on contact centre
16 May 2013
Only 17 per cent of calls answered within 60 minute target
Just two comparison websites sign up to new legal standards
10 May 2013
Panel urges signatories to allow consumers to make meaningful choices as use of DIY law rises
Co-op Bank’s debt rating downgraded to ‘junk’ status
10 May 2013
Move follows collapse of deal to buy Lloyds branches
Welsh legal brand to feature on The Apprentice
1 May 2013
Former slate entrepreneur to ask Lord Sugar to invest £250,000 in Dynamo Legal
Peers repeat call for more judges at CJEU
29 April 2013
Lack of advocates general could result in 'serious' consequences
Solicitors join northern barristers’ day of action
23 April 2013
70 solicitor advocates hold separate meeting in same venue as 400 barristers
Co-op launches ‘massive expansion’ of family legal aid service
23 April 2013
23 bank branches offering advice under 78 legal aid contracts
Judges insist on business as usual as Northern Circuit barristers begin protest
19 April 2013
Barristers to meet all day on Monday to discuss legal aid cuts
Number of law firms declines to 2007 level
18 April 2013
'Fiercer competition in the legal market than ever before'
Thomas Eggar and Pritchard Englefield to merge on 1 May
12 April 2013
South-east firm seeks 'greater access to international client base'
Civil legal aid faces further big cuts
9 April 2013
Criminal clients could lose choice of solicitor
Cardiff leads the way as Admiral Law unveiled
8 April 2013
Insurer to have majority shareholding in joint venture ABSs
Grayling to announce more legal aid cuts tomorrow
8 April 2013
Price competition for criminal work and judicial reviews to feature
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