Practice Management: Legal services
Separating parents: paid to mediate
A £500 grant will be available to 2,000 separating couples under a government voucher scheme to encourage them towards mediation. The scheme will not
Working towards the future
Julian Hawkhead reflects on how changing lawyers' ways of working will shape the firm's plans
Questions over access to civil justice
The number of civil legal help cases has dropped by two thirds since LASPO's introduction, according to the MoJ
New asylum system must 'treat people fairly'
The proposed two-tier system will mean fewer asylum seekers may qualify, the Law Society warned
Regulator data indicates legal services sector has remained 'stable' during pandemic
The LSB has reported that a dowturn in numbers of regulated firms and lawyers is in line with pre-pandemic norms
On trust: Doing the right thing
Beverley Sunderland’s small but ‘perfectly-formed’ and thriving employment boutique has embraced an appealing new ownership structure
Frenemies or business partners? Law firms, ALSPs and the Big Four
There’s plenty of scope for growth if firms prove their cross-border worth and work on pricing and service delivery, explains Jim Leason
Justice backlog: MPs have little confidence in MoJ
The MoJ has lost its way – that’s the underlying message from a damning report from MPs
Charity law reform ahead
Most of the Law Commission’s 43 recommendations for charity law reform have been accepted by government
