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Jackson LJ tells solicitors to rely on new third-party funding code

Lord Justice Jackson has said he anticipates that in the future solicitors will tell clients only to enter third-party funding agreements based on the new code, launched at the Royal Courts of Justice tonight.

Licensed conveyancers unveil rival to CQS

The Society of Licensed Conveyancers (SLC) is to launch a rival to the Law Society's Conveyancing Quality Scheme.

Traveller's checks

The increasingly international nature of private wealth poses more challenges for practitioners, say Saleem Sheikh and James Cohen

Lords queue up to condemn legal aid bill

The government's legal aid bill met fierce opposition in the House of Lords last night, during a seven-hour debate in which peer after peer attacked the cuts.

Clarke backs flexible working for senior judges

Justice secretary Ken Clarke has backed flexible working for High Court and Court of Appeal judges to encourage the appointment of more women to the most senior judicial roles.

Senior judges defend English courts' human rights record

Parliament could easily clear confusion by amending the Human Rights Act

Experts and solicitors could be a lot clearer on costs than they would like to admit

Cases often have their own lives but that's no excuse not to have proper case management and realistic budgeting in place, says Mark Solon

Sent to the dungeon

Both consumers and the profession are better off now that the Legal Ombudsman has begun to crack down on those who fail to cooperate with its requests, say Martin Varley and Steve Brooker