All General Legal Services articles
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News
Unbundling take-up in decline but watchdog still sees untapped market
Legal Services Consumer Panel wants the SRA to do more to assuage lawyers’ risk concerns.
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Opinion
Throw open the windows of the LSB
To glance at the Legal Services Board's strategy document is like entering a small windowless room with a fug from long over-occupation.
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Legal services ‘worth £60bn to UK economy’ - report
New gross value added figure in report commissioned by Law Society is more than double previous estimate.
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Judge praises lawyer-free divorce service
Mr Justice Mostyn says 'amicable' system has greatly improved access to justice.
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Consultant solicitor model expands into Europe with double acquisition
Global firm Pinsent Masons strikes a deal with two German entities.
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Consumer watchdog piles on pressure with new 'quality' focus
Legal Services Consumer Panel bemoans ‘dearth’ of information on quality available to the public.
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Opinion
Mind your language
Criticism of the Legal Services Board stems from its poorly worded objectives.
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Opinion
Let down by the watchdog
Stephen Lockwood details his experience with the Legal Ombudsman service for lodging a complaint.
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'Not a single client satisfied' - report exposes how law firms fall short
Four out of ten clients suspect senior partners ’lack more than a basic knowledge of their business’.
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Foreign jurisdictions eye Brexit boost – Society president
Robert Bourns says some competing jurisdictions are already pressing for changes to jurisdiction clauses in cross-border contracts.
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Competition watchdog rules out full investigation of legal services
Markets authority wants more transparency on price and quality – but found no evidence that current regulatory framework inhibits competition.
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Opinion
Modernising the 'modernisers'
Policymakers must focus on the legal services we need and discard ideological preconceptions.
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Firm wins court battle over legal contract tender
DWF issued proceedings against the Insolvency Service over a tendering exercise for contracts worth up to £50m.