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Costume drama

I was recently on a train journey, dressed in my 'normal' clothes and flicking through a legal mag when a po-faced lady sitting opposite me enquired if I was heading to an interview.

'No low level' for asbestos exposure after Supreme Court ruling

The Supreme Court has held that employers are liable for mesothelioma contracted by their staff even if exposure to asbestos was “very small”.

Warnings over conveyancing 'consultants'

More than 600 law firms have applied to join the Law Society's conveyancing scheme (CQS). A spokesman for the society said that, by the end of last week, 610 firms had applied to join the scheme with 17 accredited.

Regulator not expecting ABS 'deluge'

Only a small number of law firms and other organisations will be applying to become alternative business structures by ABS day, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has predicted.

Baroness Scotland returns to the Bar

Baroness Scotland, the former Attorney General, is returning to the Bar, family law set 4 Paper Buildings announced today.

Employers liable for low levels of exposure to asbestos, Supreme Court rules

The Supreme Court has held that employers are liable for mesothelioma contracted by their staff even if exposure to asbestos was “very small”.

600 firms apply to join Law Society's conveyancing scheme

Almost 600 law firms have applied to join the Law Society's Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS). A spokesman for the society said that, by this morning, 582 firms had applied to join the scheme with 13 successfully accredited.

Vital statistics: legal aid survey

With 5,000 green paper responses to pick through, legal aid minister Jonathan Djanogly could be gone for some time. So to fill the awkward silence Solicitors Journal decided to run its own straw poll of lawyers' attitudes to the budget battle. Here are the results