Legal services: removing barriers to competition – official-documents.gov.uk
‘Consultation on proposals to make amendments to the Legal Services Act 2007.’
official-documents.gov.uk, 7th July 2016
Source: www.official-documents.gov.uk
Category: legal services
Consultation on further liberalisation of legal services market – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The government today unveiled plans for a second wave of reforms aimed at opening the legal services market to new businesses.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 7th July 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Government lays out plans to encourage more ABSs to enter market – Legal Futures
‘The government is today laying out plans to remove restrictions on alternative business structures (ABSs) on the basis that they have proven no more risky than traditional law firms.’
Legal Futures, 7th July 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Who regulates? – Competition and regulation in the legal sector – Legal Futures
‘Regulation is put into place because markets are not perfect. Legal services are infrequent purchases for most people, so the asymmetry of knowledge and power between provider and consumer is especially marked.’
Legal Futures, 6th July 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Public interest report calls for all legal advice to be commissioned by legal team – Local Government Lawyer
‘Derby City Council should ensure that all legal advice is commissioned through its chief legal officer or her staff, and departments should not commission legal advice direct, auditors Grant Thornton have recommended in a public interest report.’
Local Government Lawyer, 21st June 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Firm cleared of negligence over conveyancing advice – Law Society’s Gazette
‘A court has ruled a firm was not negligent in the advice it gave a couple who were dividing their shares in a property, after the judge said the firm did not need to advise them to seek separate advice.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 17th June 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Neuberger urges debate over ethical implications of artificial intelligence – Legal Futures
‘The president of the Supreme Court last week called for a debate on the ethical implications of artificial intelligence (AI) and for “greater prominence” for ethics in legal training.’
Legal Futures, 20th June 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Digital legal services for low-income clients “close to tipping point” – Legal Futures
‘The digital delivery of legal services in England and Wales to people formerly entitled to legal aid could be at the cusp of a “tipping point”, according to Professor Roger Smith, the leading researcher into online law.’
Legal Futures, 3rd June 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
New judgment ‘kills’ unbundled legal services – Law Society’s Gazette
‘An appeal court ruling last week appears to have delivered a serious blow to solicitors seeking to offer ‘unbundled’ services without being held liable for matters beyond those in their client retainer.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 24th May 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Standards improving but more to do – Legal Services Board
‘The Legal Services Board (LSB) today [10 May]publishes the conclusions of its latest performance reviews of the eight legal service regulators alongside individual performance reports for each regulator.’
Legal Services Board, 10th May 2016
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
Legal fees investigation reveals huge disparities between law firms – The Guardian
‘An investigation into lawyers’ fees has found major disparities between firms, with the cheapest charging £250 for conveyancing and the most expensive £3,200 for precisely the same freehold sale.’
The Guardian, 5th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ageing population will change demand for legal services, says 2025 report – Legal Futures
‘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
Plans put forward to integrate HB Public Law and Buckinghamshire legal teams – Local Government Lawyer
‘One of the largest local authority shared legal services could be created later this year if the proposed integration of HB Public Law and the legal services department at Buckinghamshire County Council goes ahead.’
Local Government Lawyer, 19th February 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
