Market impacts of the Legal Services Act 2007 – Legal Services Board

Posted October 29th, 2012 in legal services, Legal Services Board, markets, news, statistics by sally

Market impacts of the Legal Services Act 2007 – Baseline Report (Final) 2012 (PDF)

Legal Services Board, 25th October 2012

Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk

Getting the Incentives Right – Speech by Chris Kenny, Chief Executive, Legal Services Board

Getting the Incentives Right (PDF)

Speech by Chris Kenny, Chief Executive, Legal Services Board

Westminster Legal Policy Forum, 18th October 2012

Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk

McNally: LASPO was ‘bruising for all’ – LegalVoice

Posted October 16th, 2012 in domestic violence, legal aid, legal services, news by tracey

“LAPG conference report”

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LegalVoice, 15th October 2012

Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk

Future of law: big brands and alternative business structures – The Guardian

Posted October 15th, 2012 in alternative business structures, barristers, legal services, news, solicitors by tracey

“Household names such as AA, Saga, Direct Line and BT hoping to join Co-op in the legal sector.”

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The Guardian, 12th October 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

New Standard Contractual Terms to take effect in January 2013 – Bar Standards Board

Posted October 10th, 2012 in barristers, contracts, legal services, news, professional conduct, solicitors by sally

“The Bar Standards Board (BSB), the regulatory body for barristers in England and Wales, has agreed that the new Standard Contractual Terms will now take effect on 31 January 2013.”

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Bar Standards Board, 9th October 2012

Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk

Standard bar contracts put back by three months – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted October 10th, 2012 in barristers, contracts, legal services, news, professional conduct, solicitors by sally

“The introduction of standard contractual terms between barristers and solicitors has been delayed by three months to make sure all firms and chambers are prepared, the Bar Standards Board announced today.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 9th October 2012

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Bar Council launches ‘BARCO’: Working with the Bar has never been easier – The Bar Council

Posted September 28th, 2012 in barristers, legal services, press releases by tracey

“The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, will this evening, at the Rolls Building, launch a unique new service. ‘BARCO’ provides a straightforward, easily accessible, client-focused facility, whilst maintaining the Bar’s high quality and cost effective services.”

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The Bar Council, 27th September 2012

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Evaluation: How can we measure access to justice for individual consumers? – Legal Services Board

Posted September 19th, 2012 in civil justice, criminal justice, legal services, Legal Services Board, news by sally

Evaluation: How can we measure access to justice for individual consumers? (PDF)

Presentation made by LSB Research Project Manager at the LSRC conference.

Legal Services Board, September 2012

Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk

Access to transactional justice: A comparison of consumer responses to transactional and justiciable problems – Legal Services Board

Posted September 19th, 2012 in civil justice, criminal justice, legal services, Legal Services Board, news by sally

Access to transactional justice: A comparison of consumer responses to transactional and justiciable problems (PDF)

Presentation made by LSB Head of Development and Research at the LSRC conference

Legal Services Board, September 2012

Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk

LSB publishes response to approaches to quality consultation – Legal Services Board

Posted September 17th, 2012 in consultations, legal services, news, quality assurance by sally

“The LSB today publishes its response to its consultation on approaches to quality in the legal services market.”

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Legal Services Board, 17th September 2012

Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk

LSB publishes a discussion paper which sets out a range of indicators that aim to baseline access to justice and monitor how it changes over time – Legal Services Board

“LSB publishes a discussion paper which sets out a range of indicators that aim to baseline access to justice and monitor how it changes over time.”

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Legal Services Board, 12th September 2012

Source: www.www.legalservicesboard.org.uk

New Terms of Engagement for barristers – The Bar Council

Posted August 6th, 2012 in barristers, complaints, contracts, legal services, news, solicitors by sally

“On the 27 July, the Legal Services Board consented to a change in the Cab Rank Rule of the Bar Code of Conduct to replace the current Terms of Work with new standard contractual terms. The practical effect of the changes are detailed below.”

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The Bar Council, 2nd August 2012

Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk

Bar victory over ‘cab rank’ rule – Law Society’s Gazette

“Changes to the ‘cab rank’ rule approved last week will pave the way for new standard contractual terms between solicitors and barristers.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 2nd August 2012

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

LSC to face judicial review over report costs – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted August 2nd, 2012 in costs, expert witnesses, judicial review, legal aid, legal services, news by sally

“The Law Society is to challenge by judicial review a Legal Services Commission decision to meet just one-third of the costs of an expert witness report ordered by a county court on behalf of a child.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 2nd August 2012

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Lawcast 217: Alex Novarese, Editor in Chief Legal Week – the changing legal landscape – Charon QC

“Tonight (28 July) I am talking with Alex Novarese, Editor in Chief of Legal Week. The legal world is changing. Legal news reporting is changing – the way legal services are delivered is changing and even the Bar is getting in on the act to compete for work.”

Podcast

Charon QC, 28th July 2012

Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com

“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.

Virtual courts: more speed, less justice? – The Guardian

Posted July 18th, 2012 in courts, criminal justice, legal services, news, video recordings by tracey

“No one wants delay or waste in the criminal justice system, but the plans for virtual and flexible courts don’t look fair or efficient.”

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The Guardian, 18th July 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Solicitors, law centres need YOU (or at least your cash) – The Guardian

Posted July 11th, 2012 in legal aid, legal services, news by tracey

“If the government won’t take responsibility for access to justice, it’s time for the legal profession to step up.”

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The Guardian, 10th July 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Capital Justice – BBC Radio 4

Posted July 9th, 2012 in banking, legal services, news by sally

“Helena Kennedy QC presents a series uncovering the relationship between the UK’s financial and legal systems, between capitalism and the law and between freedom and justice.”

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BBC Radio 4, 9th July 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Disaster averted but questions remain over courts’ response to riots – The Guardian

Posted July 4th, 2012 in courts, criminal justice, legal services, news, sentencing, violent disorder by sally

“Was the remand system used appropriately, was due process sufficiently observed and were the stiff sentences justified?”

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The Guardian, 3rd July 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

No reprieve for Specialist Support Service – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted June 12th, 2012 in consultations, law centres, legal services, news by sally

“The Specialist Support Service (SSS) will be scrapped at the end of this month, the Legal Services Commission has announced following a consultation.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 12th June 2012

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk