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All aboard

As tempting as it is to devote this column to the forthcoming festivities of the Christmas season, attempt to answer questions such as “what do the department store Santas do for the rest of the year?” and pontificate about what misery 2012 will hold for the profession, I have chosen to share with you some details of a recent trip to New York.

'Tis the season to be jolly

Jeannie Mackie [cringes at] looks forward to more changes to the criminal justice system

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, Solicitors Journal has learned. The first licences are due to be awarded six weeks later, in the second half of February.

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 January 2012, Solicitors Journal has learned. The first licences are due to be issued around six weeks later, in the second half of February.

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 has been postponed until the autumn of 2013.