Conveyancing

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16 May 2011

Conveyancing solicitors divided over impact of regulator 'shopping list'

Conveyancing solicitors are divided over the impact of being able to choose a regulator, after the Legal Services Board approved an application by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) to regulate ABSs.

26 Apr 2011

Mi casa su casa?

Jean Parkinson tries to unravel the logic behind Ken Clarke's decision to crack down on squatting

4 Apr 2011

Go ahead for Jackson 'bitterly disappointing', claimant lawyers say

Claimant lawyers have described the government's decision to implement all the major reforms of the Jackson review on costs in civil litigation as “bitterly disappointing”.

4 Apr 2011

Back to basics

Jonathan Smithers harks back to a time of the beautiful contract

28 Mar 2011

Clarke to offer concessions on civil legal aid

Justice secretary Ken Clarke is expected to tell the Commons tomorrow that key concessions will be made in the drastic cuts planned for civil legal aid, sources have told Solicitors Journal.

28 Mar 2011

A car crash judgment

It's not just women drivers who should be angry with the ECJ - lawyers should be equally disappointed by its feeble reasoning, writes Paul Stanley

28 Mar 2011

Rewriting the rules

It's time we accept the court closures and put our minds to getting the reshuffle right, new president DJ Paul Mildred tells Jean-Yves Gilg

22 Mar 2011

New reliability test for experts 'would prevent miscarriages of justice'

A statutory reliability test for experts in criminal trials “would prevent miscarriages of justice” such as the conviction of solicitor Sally Clark for the killing of her two baby boys, a Law Commissioner has said.