“The Legal Services Board’s proximity to government could threaten the independence of the legal profession, Law Society president Robert Heslett warned last night.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 26th May 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The Law Society welcomed the new coalition government’s pledge to seek a better balance between state surveillance and privacy this week, while legal aid lawyers said they hoped Kenneth Clarke’s appointment as justice secretary will spell good news for access to justice.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 20th May 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Proposals that could enable ‘associate prosecutors’ with no legal qualifications to conduct magistrates’ court trials amount to ‘justice on the cheap’ and herald the ‘de-lawyering’ of the magistrates’ court, solicitors have warned.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 18th March 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The QC appointments panel reduced dramatically the number of civil barristers who made silk in the 2010 competition, raising concerns about whether the appointments process is fundamentally flawed.”
The Lawyer, 8th March 2010
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“The lack of social mobility in the legal sector has reached critical levels, according to a report published today, with aspiring lawyers from less privileged backgrounds struggling to work in key areas of law.”
The Guardian, 1st March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Lawyers are among the most likely workers to do ‘extreme’ unpaid overtime, figures have revealed.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 26th February 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The Master of the Rolls Lord Neuberger has called for the regulatory ‘maze’ introduced by the Legal Services Act (LSA) to be simplified by the Legal Services Board (LSB).”
The Lawyer, 23rd February 2010
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“The pressure of motherhood is the reason that 20 per cent of all female departees decide to leave some of the UK’s top 50 firms.”
The Lawyer, 8th February 2010
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“A cellarman at one of Britain’s most prestigious barristers’ inns claimed he was sacked for trying to prevent his colleagues from stealing bottles of wine, a tribunal heard.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th January 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A legal adviser tricked two estranged couples into believing they had been divorced in order to pocket their fees.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th January 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
More than two-thirds of consumers have ‘little or no knowledge’ of what lawyers do, research published last week has revealed.
Law Society’s Gazette, 7th January 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Solicitors and barristers have reacted with anger to last-minute ‘cost-cutting’ proposals on pay for the most serious criminal cases, which they say ‘drive a coach and horses through two years of patient and careful negotiation’.”
Law Society’s Gazette. 10th December 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
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