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Three legal aid defeats and two concessions

Lords have inflicted defeats on the government during the report stage of its legal aid bill on the first three amendments they considered last night.

Validity of estate rentcharges 'does not depend on reasonableness'

The validity of an estate rentcharge does not depend “on the reasonableness of the amount calculated from time to time” for service charges, Lord Justice Mummery has said.

Government giving 'as little as possible' on legal aid

Medical negligence and domestic violence concessions fail to satisfy critics

QASA, the levelling scheme

Another year, another disappointment for solicitor advocates as none of the applicants for silk made the grade.

It's personal

High street firms will survive the onslaught of the big brands because we can provide what clients really want: personal service from someone they trust, says Russell Conway

New family arbitration scheme is no alternative to litigation

The sound rationale behind the new family dispute arbitration scheme doesn't mean it is a credible alternative to either mediation or litigation, says Miles Geffin

Faulty breast implant removal: does your client have a claim?

Hugh Koch and Karen Addy review the psychological diagnosis process for women considering a compensation claim following the removal of faulty breast implants

For richer, for poorer

Everybody seemed to agree that benevolent funds had a 'charitable' purpose even before it was confirmed in a ruling last month, so was this protracted court process a waste of time and expense? asks Vicki Bowles