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CILEX announces new route to qualification

CILEX has today announced the launch of new route to qualification as a paralegal or lawyer

£3.5 billion cladding cash pot gives limited comfort

The news of the £3.5 billion cladding bailout has been widely criticised as insufficient for leaseholders

Beyond entry: Plans to tighten ongoing competency checks

The LSB is proposing a more robust approach to the continuing professional competence of lawyers

Under pressure: Mediation pilot is no silver bullet to solve housing case backlog

A housing mediation pilot to ease the case backlog is risky for tenants, lawyers have warned

Witnesses and victims withdraw from criminal trials in record numbers

Significant increase in failed criminal trials as record numbers of witnesses and victims pull out

Covid-19 and the criminal courts: Investment is the key

Nick Titchener, director and defence solicitor at Lawtons Law, explains what's needed to get the CJS back on its feet

High Court rejects lawyers' bid to recover £1m advertising costs

Solicitors' advertising costs in BA group litigation are the cost of getting the business in and not recoverable

Firms making a profit, but caution needed

The anticipated financial impact on UK law firms has not materialised, with most firms making a profit since the first lockdown, a survey reveals