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Lords reject proposals to replace legal aid for children with CFAs

The government suffered another battering over the legal aid bill in the lords this afternoon as peers endorsed a series of amendments to bring all children cases back into scope.

Everything must go

Michele Todd navigates the pitfalls of administering insolvent estates

How to encourage partners to embrace a cross-selling model

By Jeff Berardi, Chief Marketing Officer, K&L Gates

Solicitors should welcome calls for increased regulation of probate services, urges Chris Belcher

Clinical negligence claims 'entirely suitable for ADR'

Clinical negligence disputes are "entirely suitable" for alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, Lord Justice Jackson has repeated in an attack against sceptics last week.

End of stenographers prompts concerns for criminal justice

The last Crown Court stenographers will pack away their machines today as a new digital recording system goes live at London's Old Bailey amid concerns that criminal justice will suffer as a result.

Firms should focus on doing the simple things well

By Andrew Hedley, Director, Hedley Consulting

Trainees could earn £2.60 an hour, JLD says

The Junior Lawyers Division (JLD) of the Law Society has said that trainee solicitors could end up earning as little as £2.60 an hour under the SRA's plans to scrap the minimum wage.