Archive

Competitive tendering plans to be launched later this year

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

LSC chairman calls for independent legal aid 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.

SRA 'not trying to cut the numbers of small firms'

'High street has most to gain from abolition of assigned risks pool'

'Big decisions' for broadcasters after ECJ ruling on exclusivity

Landlady wins right to use foreign satellite decoder

Jewellery box

Roland Jones considers the private client landscape in Barbados and asks whether such a well-polished gem can still have some undiscovered value

Fire away

Doubling the qualifying period for the right to claim unfair dismissal and introducing tribunal fees will not help businesses – it will only deprive employees of their rights and make it easier for employers to sack them, says Anya Palmer

Save our Plenet

The Public Legal Education Network opened up a world of alternatives for people unable to afford legal services, so why - with some many advice centres closing – aren't the government and the profession taking it more seriously, asks Jon Robins

For a fistful of tenners

No matter how small a 'more advantageous' part 36 offer is, judges will now have to regard it as such when considering cost awards, says DJ Godwin