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Articles Voluntary code allows firms to compete for candidates on a level playing field, says Jonathan Smithers An agile approach to circumventing the increase in fees is needed to maintain access to justice, writes Leigh Callaway
Punitive increases are tantamount to selling justice like a commodity, says Law Society president
'Data and surveillance powers have been seriously and repeatedly overused'
The fact that the register is voluntary could be its biggest selling point, argues Kevin Poulter
Solicitors do not get the credit they deserve for protecting the rule of law, says Jonathan Smithers
Perhaps the sun has got to me, but following the London Legal Walk on Monday, I have been walking with an extra spring in my step.
The new Lord Chancellor said legal aid allowed lawyers to wallpaper their offices with taxpayer's money. Has his longed for spring clean finally arrived?
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