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SRA gets tough on firms 'trading recklessly into insolvency'

Regulator pledges to work with firms to avoid collapse as it confirms a 'no mercy' policy against irresponsible solicitors

MoJ kicks off full-scale review of legal services framework

Consultation will identify concerns over the complexity of the legal services regulatory landscape and potentially recast the whole legislative framework

Co-op signs up advertising heavyweights for first TV campaign

Litigants are confused and intimidated by legal services, says new multi-million pound campaign

Proposals to remove right to choose lawyer unlawful

Latest criminal legal aid proposals are unworkable and would push the justice system to breaking point, says Chancery Lane

Catching the worm

Legal accreditation schemes not primarily marketing tools

Only 4 per cent of consumers pay attention to accreditation schemes when choosing a lawyer

Over half of law students wouldn't choose to work for an ABS

Students remain in the dark when it comes to changing legal services, says survey

The good, the bad and the ugly

Let's be rational and draw the lines between tax planning, avoidance and evasion, says Andy Parr