LSC wins right to recover overpayments

Thursday, 26 January 2012 The Legal Services Commission has won a test case against solicitors to recover overpayments. The High Court decision is likely to open the way to the commission recouping millions of pounds in payments made on account which were never properly accounted for. The solicitors concerned had contracts with the LSC and had received payments on accou...
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The High Court decision is likely to open the way to the commission recouping millions of pounds

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Entry for the Olympics

Thursday, 26 January 2012 With the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games just around the corner, UK government agencies have been working in tandem with national and international Olympic committees to ensure that the much-anticipated events will run as smoothly as possible. One vital task in these preparations has been to set out the rules and procedures which will faci... More In Practice...

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There is a role for legal advisers in the exports market

Thursday, 26 January 2012 At its HQ in London’s Victoria Street, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has a shiny, fairly new reception area, where images of its ministers alternate on a large screen before the eyes of visitors awaiting collection. But if you are sitting patiently watching these faces on a loop before meeting one of them, you might be in the... More In Business...

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Ban on PI adverts in hospitals 'unworkable'

Thursday, 26 January 2012 Banning leaflets advertising personal injury lawyers and claims management companies from NHS hospitals is unworkable and counter-productive...
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LSC offers final chance for family contracts

Thursday, 26 January 2012 The Legal Services Commission has fended off the threat of litigation from firms that failed to get family and housing contracts, by announc...
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Litigants in person could struggle to secure access to justice

The prospect of a huge increase in litigants fighting their cases themselves in the face of legal aid cutbacks has prompted dire warnings from judges, magistrates, practitioners and support groups about the impact this will have on access to justice. They also fear that HM Courts and Tribunals Service’s plans to cut counter services will create chaos, particularly in the family courts, with litigants in person (LiPs) left struggling for information.



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