'Exceptional circumstances' in immigration clampdown
Legislation ' to make clear it is the government and parliament that decides who should have the right to remain in the UK'.
Judicial bias – when Homer nods
Local government.
Protection for borrowers at risk of undue influence
Private client.
Costs risks and credit hire
Civil procedure.
The Data (Use and Access) Act – what to expect
Data protection.
Family firm overturns ombudsman’s £15,700 award
High Court judge reduces the costs awarded to the firm to ‘reflect the court’s disapproval’ of firm’s failure to file relevant evidence at the appropriate time.
In depth: Poor communication driving complaints, private client conference hears
Some solicitors are providing written information too late, or exceeding cost estimates without warning clients.
Long-serving bookkeeper took £15,000 from firm
Non-solicitor, who resigned after the transfers were discovered, is barred from the profession.
Solicitors earn best value-for-money score since records began
Consumer panel's tracker survey also reveals record interest in unbundled legal services.
Parental leave reform – an opportunity for legal employers
Review offers a critical opportunity for parental leave to become a foundation for equality and accessibility from day one.
Mother in Law: Casual racism
Diary of a busy practitioner, somewhere in England.
South Asian Heritage Month: Overcoming (invisible) emotional tax in legal careers
There’s immense pride in our shared heritage and in those South Asians who’ve become lawyers, but there’s also a quieter reality.
Rhino hide required
Who’d want to regulate lawyers, the most cussed and querulous constituency in British business life?
New practice note for conveyancers on climate change
Law Society publishes voluntary guidance to help solicitors cope with a complex new challenge.
Conveyancers ‘in the dark’ over material information
Law Society seeking urgent clarification after National Trading Standards guidance is withdrawn.
Costs recovery leaders unite as court orders firm to answer questions on £750 transfer
High Court judge says it would not be disproportionate to ask firm about Gibraltar company which received payment from damages.
Court restores firm's 50% damages deduction
County court judge said damages were being 'eaten up' by costs - but his ruling was overturned.
