“Kenneth Clarke is right, the City is as much a legal centre as a financial one – but there are still jurisdictions to conquer.”
The Guardian, 22nd September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Community Legal Service (Funding) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2011 and the Criminal Defence Service (Funding) (Amendment) Order 2011 were laid on 24 August 2011.”
The Bar Council, 19th September 2011
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“The Legal Services Board (LSB) has today issued a call for evidence concerning how best to protect consumers of will-writing, probate and estate administration markets. The Board welcomes evidence from members of the public, legal businesses, other businesses active in these markets and all other interested parties. The deadline for evidence is 5pm, Friday 4 November 2011.”
Legal Services Board, 5th September 2011
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
“While some solicitors regard the legal retail outlets springing up in shopping centres as tacky they can only be good for the public.”
The Guardian, 31st August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Developments in the online legal services market provide lucrative opportunities for lawyers willing to break down barriers.”
The Guardian, 19th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The LSB has today (17 August) published its decision document and the Order that it will recommend to the Lord Chancellor should be made under section 80 of the Legal Services Act 2007 about the appeal mechanism for decisions of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) if it is designated as a Licensing Authority. This follows the consultation Alternative business structures: appeal arrangements which ran from 5 May 2011 to 2 June 2011 and our decision to recommend to the Lord Chancellor that the SRA should be designated as a Licensing Authority.”
Legal Services Board, 17th August 2011
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
“The Legal Services Board (LSB) has today published its latest thinking on the impact of Alternative Business Structures (ABS) on the legal services market. The document, informed by engagement with regulators, existing providers and potential new entrants, brings together evidence and current thinking on how the market may develop following the emergence of the first ABS from 6 October 2011.”
Legal Services Board, 12th August 2011
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
“The legal complaints process, in as far as it applies to large corporate clients, has always been a thorny issue, as top City law firms have long asserted that their clients are intelligent buyers of legal services with little need for pointers when it comes complaining.”
Legal Week, 4th August 2011
Source: www.legalweek.com
“The Lord Mayor’s dinner for HM Judges, Speech by The Lord Judge, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, 15/07/2011.”
Judiciary of England and wales, 15th July 2011
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“Thousands of people are being ripped off by companies providing unregulated services such as will writing, claims the first Legal Ombudsman.”
BBC News, 18th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Legal Services Commission has published a plan for the tender process for new interim family contracts to start in February 2012.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 8th July 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Amid the recent publicity about legal referral fees relating to car insurance claims, there has been more heat than light.”
BBC News, 6th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Consumers have benefited from the first four years of the Legal Services Act, but there remains an ‘imbalance of power’ which acts to their detriment in dealing with lawyers.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 24th June 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The Legal Services Board (LSB) is today publishing the results of an independent investigation into the operations of smaller legal services regulators.”
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Legal Services Board, 22nd June 2011
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
“The government is considering fresh legal aid cuts, the Gazette has learned, because Kenneth Clarke’s politically maladroit remarks about rape sentencing have jeopardised its bid to save money by cutting the prison population.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 27th May 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Launch of decision paper marks conclusion of review into the operation of referral fees in the legal services sector.”
Legal Services Board, 27th May 2011
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
“Plans to strengthen the UK’s reputation as a world leader in legal services were unveiled by Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke and Minister for Trade and Investment Lord Green today.”
Ministry of Justice, 16th May 2011
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
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