‘Retired as a Court of Appeal judge warns the judiciary get little thanks for its work.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th March 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Britain’s changing demographics will mean a huge shift in demand for legal services, towards managing the wealth and lives of the growing proportion of elderly people in the population, according to a study forecasting legal needs in 2025.’
Legal Futures, 14th March 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The personal injury claims process in England and Wales is combative and often involves inflated opening offers on the claimant side, while claimant lawyers suspect defendants engage in similar tactics such as raising defences they know lack merit, according to academic research.’
Litigation Futures, 8th March 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Despite claims that new surveillance laws will contain “protections for lawyers”, today’s Investigatory Powers Bill will allow authorities total access to confidential, legally privileged communications between individuals and their lawyers, even when someone is in a legal dispute with the Government or defending themselves against prosecution.’
The Bar Council, 2nd March 2016
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
‘Why are there so few women at the top of the legal profession? Just one in five partners in top-20 firms is a woman, and just eight hold senior management roles in the top 50 firms, despite the fact that more women enter the profession than men. FLUX asked four senior lawyers for their take on the challenges and solutions.’
The Future of Law, 22nd Febraury 2016
‘Law student Jasmine Robinson discusses her experience of how the legal profession is taking steps to shake off its elitist reputation.’
Legal Week, 18th February 2016
Source: www.legalweek.com
‘Plans to create three new breeds of lawyer – probate practitioners, conveyancing technicians and probate technicians – are being published today by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC).’
Legal Futures, 15 February 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Senior City lawyers are railing against plans to subsume the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) into the National Crime Agency (NCA), amid fears of yet more disruption to the prosecution of white-collar crime.’
The Independent, 16th February 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘In a debate, held on 10 December 2015 (Human Rights Day), Lord Howarth of Newport succinctly summarised the consequences of the legal aid cuts as a; “denial of access to justice, human suffering, failure to achieve the intended savings, and damage to the legal profession.”’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 2nd February 2016
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
‘Government cuts to legal aid means social welfare lawyers are a dying breed. So where will the next generation come from? Step up the Justice First Fellowship.’
The Guardian, 6th January 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Survey of law students finds strong feelings on influence of upbringing on career prospects, as law firms take new approaches to improve diversity’
Legal Week, 10th December 2015
Source: www.legalweek.com
‘The public believes that the legal system should be modernised faster than is happening at present, with many feeling “the justice system has retained tradition at the expense of efficiency”, new research has found.’
Legal Futures, 3rd December 2015
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The government should return regulation to the legal profession’s representative bodies, rather than introduce full separation, the Law Society has said in response to yesterday’s surprise announcement from the Treasury that separation is now on the cards.’
Legal Futures, 1st December 2015
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
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