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Glimmer of hope for legal aid as cuts postponed

Six-month delay a 'personal defeat' for Clarke and Djanogly

SRA expects 20 applications for ABS status

The Solicitors Regulation Authority is expecting 20 organisations to apply for alternative business structure status when the regulator begins licensing ABSs on 3 January 2012,...

Equal pay victory opens the way for ex-employees

Case 'would not have happened' under Jackson regime

Ticket to ride

Law firms should consider outsourcing some functions to streamline their business models or ABS will derail them, says James Holder

SRA expects 20 applicants for ABS status

The Solicitors Regulation Authority is expecting 20 firms and organisations to apply for alternative business structure status when the regulator begins licensing ABSs on 3...

Legal aid cuts postponed to April 2013

The government is postponing implementation of the cuts contained in its legal aid bill to April 2013. Consultation on competitive tendering for criminal legal aid...

From HMRC with love

James Badcock considers the implications of the recent UK/Swiss tax agreement

Appeal judges back LSC in battle over payments on account

The Court of Appeal has rejected arguments by the Law Society and Bar Council that the LSC's ability to recoup legal aid payments on account...