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
“The Office for Legal Complaints has announced further moves to set up a new ombudsman scheme that will investigate and resolve complaints by consumers of legal services.”
Ministry of Justice, 9th December 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“More than 50 bar association leaders from around the world have approved a communiqué in support of access to justice. The members of the group, which gathered in London on the occasion of the opening of the legal year, have voiced their concerns about cutbacks in funding legal services at the very time when recession has highlighted the need for access to legal advice and representation, especially for the weak and vulnerable.”
The Bar Council, 1st October 2009
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“First of two programmes which go behind the elegant facades of legal London to meet the barristers, clerks and staff of Outer Temple Chambers, one of London’s leading law chambers, as they prepare for the biggest upheaval in their history: the full implementation of the 2007 Legal Services Act.”
BBC Radio 4, 21st July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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“High Street shops and supermarkets in England and Wales will be permitted to sell legal services within two years, a regulatory body has said.”
BBC News, 14th May 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The first signs of a fight-back against reforms that will enable supermarkets and other stores to offer customers legal services came yesterday with a ‘baked beans’ protest by solicitors.”
The Times, 12th May 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Legal Services Board (LSB) has launched a review of regulatory independence in the profession as the oversight body moves to flesh out the framework governing the business of law.”
Legal Week, 25th March 2009
Source: www.legalweek.com
“The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has launched two new consultations in preparation for the next round of reforms under the Legal Services Act (LSA).”
Legal Week, 15th January 2009
Source: www.legalweek.com
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