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Something for nothing

Most people like a bargain and become even more excited about free stuff. However, in the current financial climate there's not much of it about in professional circles. I've heard many tales of law firms cutting back on their marketing and entertainment budgets. Employees are being asked to justify their expense claims on the basis that some tangible work, and thus money, may flow into the firm as a result of the brandished receipts.

Puppies from cyberspace

Russell Conway gets to grips with his firm's website revamp

Moses LJ's warning over family contracts

Lord Justice Moses issued a solemn warning to legal aid lawyers at the end of a ruling which consigned the new family contracts to history.

High Court rules family contract round unlawful

The Legal Services Commission's family legal aid tender round severely hindered access to justice for vulnerable clients, the High Court said earlier this afternoon as it ruled the commission's decision allocating new contracts unlawful.

Conveyancers feel most threatened by ABSs

A large majority of conveyancing lawyers, 73 per cent, believe that client loyalty will not protect them from the threats posed by Tesco law, a survey seen by Solicitors Journal has found.

'Compo-crazy parents' survey sets scene for Tory conference

A survey for the News of the World has accused "compo-crazy parents" of "milking" £2.25m a year from schools in compensation claims.

BSB launches plan to regulate advocacy ABS firms

The Bar Standards Board is proposing to become a specialist ABS regulator, regulating only lawyer-run advocacy firms.

A higher power

The Pope's whirlwind tour of Britain has left monumental legal questions in its wake, writes Fudia Smartt