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Hudson hits back at criminal legal aid critics

'I wish to restate unequivocally that the Law Society opposes fee cuts'

Residential property update

Rising house prices are boosting the UK economy but some hardy perennial problems persist, says Belinda Walkinshaw

Local government update

Debra Martin discusses how local authorities can set up their 'own investment funds to stimulate growth

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Kevin Poulter doesn't look like a lawyer, apparently, so producers snapped him up for daytime TV work

Why don't lawyers trust marketers?

Partners should recruit the best people then leave them to 'their jobs, especially those who are leading practice 'development, says Kent-based Robin Evans

Single regulator: look before you leap

When Legal Services Board chair David Edmonds suggested that all existing legal regulators should become a single organisation, the frontline regulators including The Bar Council and SRA, did not have an epiphany and agree. But some have been warmed to the suggestion more than others.

Decision not to ban inducements is demeaning to the profession

Why couldn't the SRA ban financial incentives? Kerry Underwood spells it out

LSB demands non-lawyer chairs of SRA and BSB

Rule change would not apply to licensed conveyancers or accountants