“Yesterday’s announcement that Lord Chancellor Chris Grayling had rejected the Legal Services Board’s (LSB) recommendation that will-writing become a reserved legal activity was not a total shock.”
Legal Futures, 15th May 2013
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
“The government has today rejected the Legal Services Board’s (LSB) recommendation that will-writing become a reserved legal activity.”
Legal Futures, 14th May 2013
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
“Family lawyers offering ‘pay as you go’ legal services are warned of the risks they carry and how to avoid them in a practice note published today by the Law Society. The note has been published to assist solicitors seeking to offer a more affordable service by allowing the client to deal with some aspects of their case themselves. It deals particularly with family law cases, following the removal of legal aid for most private law family matters on 1 April and is aimed primarily at those offering face-to-face client work.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 1st May 2013
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Some press reports estimate that up to one in four of the army’s lawyers face being cut. And the overall picture for the army is one of drastically reduced headcount – the Ministry of Defence’s Future Force 2020 plans will see the army cut 20,000 regular soldiers by 2020, with the number of regular soldiers set to fall to 82,000. Last year, during the second completed phase of cuts, four Army Legal Services lieutenant colonels applied for voluntary redundancy.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 8th April 2013
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The chief executive of the new Legal Aid Agency (LAA) has promised practitioners that they will experience ‘minimal’ impact from the change in machinery.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 3rd April 2013
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“1st April 2013. LASPO day. The day the new legal aid scheme began. Except, for most, it wasn’t. It was Easter Monday. Today is the real LASPO day, the day the cuts bite in earnest, the day that over 600,000 people will no longer get legal aid, the day some organisations won’t open their doors to greet their clients – and never will again.”
Legal Aid Handbook, 2nd April 2013
Source: www.legalaidhandbook.com
“Higher fees may be introduced for foreign businessmen and Russian oligarchs who pursue their multimillion-pound disputes in British courts, under a review announced on Tuesday.”
The Guardian, 26th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Studies of earnings in the legal profession have consistently shown that women earn less than men and that individuals from Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) groups earn less than their white colleagues. This is confirmed in a review by the Legal Services Board (LSB) of the quantitative data available on the earnings of legal professionals in England and Wales. The LSB published the Review of published evidence on the equality of pay in legal services on 28 February 2013.”
Legal Services Board, 28th February 2013
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
“Some solicitors are failing to advise divorcees to settle courtroom battles before costs rise out of control because of the ‘emotional rawness’ of those involved, according to the legal ombudsman.”
The Guardian, 28th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Innovation in family law services is working for consumers but could in time lead to mis-selling and hidden costs as complex financing and legal services structures emerge, the Legal Ombudsman (LeO) has warned.”
Legal Futures, 28th February 2013
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Lessons from Legal Regulation for Leveson (PDF)
The Chief Executive speaks at the Regulatory Policy Institutes Hertford Seminar in media regulation post-Leveson.
Legal Services Board, 12th February 2013
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
“The president of the Supreme Court has urged the legal profession not to lose sight of its fundamental principles in the rush for modernisation, warning about the risks of pressure from “hard-nosed businessmen” who may invest in law firms.’
Legal Futures, 22nd February 2013
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
“The Legal Services Board is today [13 February] recommending to the Lord Chancellor that will writing activities should be made subject to regulation, so that the significant risks consumers currently face when using these critical services is reduced.”
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Legal Services Board, 13th February 2013
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
“Removing lawyers altogether from the small-claims process would save each motorist an average £60 a year on their car insurance premiums, a major insurer today [14 February] claimed.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 14th February 2013
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The Solicitors Regulation Authority, Bar Standards Board and other regulators must consider whether action is needed to ensure that damages-based agreements (DBAs) are not mis-sold to consumers, the Legal Services Board has warned.”
Litigation Futures, 15th February 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
“FOCUS: The decision by the Supreme Court last month that legal professional privilege would not apply to advice from non-lawyers confirms how important it is for insurers to maximise the value of legal privilege.”
OUT-LAW.com, 13th February 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
