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Launch of QASA delayed until April 2012

The launch of the Quality Assurance Scheme for criminal advocates has been postponed until April 2012. The original launch date was December this year.

Test case

A refusal by P to undertake an assessment of capacity may not have ?the desired effect, as the Court of Protection case of SMBC v WMP shows. Joseph Goldsmith reports

LSC chairman calls for independent appeal tribunal

Sir Bill Callaghan, chairman of the LSC, has called for an independent tribunal to hear decisions over whether people should be granted legal aid.

Competitive tendering set for 'later this year'

he government will reveal its competitive tendering plans for criminal legal aid work later this year, justice secretary Ken Clarke (pictured) has said. There had been speculation that the move would be delayed.

Trafigura costs bill to proceed to detailed assessment

Biggest ever conditional fee agreement bill cut by 40 per cent

Solicitors back Supreme Court's rejection of immigration rule

Age limit 'about immigration, not about forced marriages'

Update: personal injury

Vijay Ganapathy considers an industrial disease claim involving exposure to organic solvents, a case that brings back some certainty to part 36 and a decision to allow damages to be split

Update: company

Debbie King reviews recent cases on removing company directors and misrepresentation, changes to the takeover code and the progress of Lord Davies' attempt to increase the number of women on company boards