Ministry of Justice

MoJ consults on implementing Coroners Act

Friday, 12 March 2010 The Ministry of Justice has called for views on ho...
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‘Out of touch’ Law Society of Scotland facing a vote of confidence

Thursday, 11 March 2010 The 10,500-member Law Society of Scotland is to fa...

Call for conveyancers to diversify as pressure grows on fees

Thursday, 11 March 2010 Conveyancers are facing unprecedented pressure over fees but have largely failed to diversify into other areas, according to research seen e...

Firms enter into ‘gentlemen’s agreements’ with investors

Thursday, 11 March 2010 Law firms are entering into ‘gentlemen’s agreements’ with investors in anticipation of the rule changes that will allow them to sell e...

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News analysis: how will reform of LSC affect legal aid lawyers?

Sir Ian Magee’s review of the delivery and governance of legal aid, commissioned by the Ministry of Justice and published last week, was the third report in the space of 12 months to criticise financial controls at the Legal Services Commission. It followed the qualification of the LSC’s accounts for 2008/09 by the National Audit Office in October, and a damning report by the House of Commons’ Public Accounts Committee in February. Magee, a former senior civil servant, carried out a wid...