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Falling on deaf ears

Despite more than 5,000 responses to the government's consultation, the legal aid bill offers few concessions. If enacted, it could deprive nearly 70 per cent of people currently eligible for legal aid of access to justice. According to the figures collated by the Legal Action Group, Liverpool, one of Britain's most deprived areas, is set to lose 80 per cent of its casework.

Celebrity law course more about marketing than best education

The next generation of lawyers are the top target for the elite new £18,000 per year private university set up by a professorial supergroup.

Update: education

With big change afoot, Anita Chopra and Salima Mawji consider the education bill, the green paper on special educational needs and a High Court discussion of the contractual relationship between a law student and her university

Slash and burn

The message from Birmingham is clear – if impoverished local governments continue to rush through cuts without due regard for their public duty, they will simply wind up back at square one with an additional legal bill on their hands, says Sam Karim

Update: insolvency

David Archer looks at recent cases in corporate and personal insolvency, and considers the Pensions Regulator's ability to impose a financial support direction

QS hires law students to sell the brand in WHSmith

QualitySolicitors has secured an exclusive partnership with WHSmith which will see the legal franchise offer 'legal access points' in 150 WHSmith stores on the high street and railway stations.

What's in a name?

Are name-and-arms conditions still fit for purpose in today's succession law? Joseph Goldsmith guides us through the grand old case of Howard v Howard-Lawson

Will they, won't they

With the regulation of will writing poised for major reform, Chris Handford explains how the LSB is going undercover in the hunt for data