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Which? hunt
Last week Deborah Prince of Which? offered some ‘friendly advice’ (see [2010] Gazette, 1 April, 11). This follows repeated and public criticism from Which? of my firm for legitimately acting for my clients.
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Issues that matter
To respond to all of Andrew Hopper’s and Greg Treverton-Jones’s points about the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s prosecution policy, ‘Ticking all the boxes?’ (see [2010] Gazette, 1 April, 12), would be a major undertaking, but two key issues need addressing.
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Paying peanuts for legal advice
There is a certain irony in the conjunction of the headline on the front page of last week’s Gazette, ‘Consumer call for competence test’ (see [2010] Gazette, 1 April, 1)...
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Politicians in glass houses
It is interesting to see that our brethren north of the border have been involved in a grassroots rebellion against ‘Tesco Law’, (see [2010] Gazette, 1 April, 8).
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Judicial error
Reading the legal update report of Key v Key (see [2010] Gazette, 1 April, 14), I was struck by the judge’s emphasis on the so-called ‘golden rule’, namely that practitioners should arrange for an aged testator, or one who has been seriously ill, to be examined by and reported on ...
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‘The F word’
The Law Society’s insert in the 25 March issue highlighted the issue of fraud in relation to money laundering and mortgages.
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Seeking a wider audience
On 1 March 2007, you kindly printed a letter in which I questioned why it was that membership of the Criminal Litigation Accreditation Scheme (CLAS) and the possession of higher rights of audience was not publicly recognised by the Law Society on the ‘find a solicitor’ section ...
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Firms should consider alternatives to traditional funding sources
Business analysts report that poor management is a principal reason for business failure, while managing cashflow is critical and one of the most frequent stumbling blocks.
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Scots to debate compromise plan that would derail ‘Tesco law’
The head of Anglo-Scottish law firm McGrigors has come up with a compromise proposal that could prevent the full implementation of ‘Tesco law’ in Scotland and heal a damaging rift over the future of the nation’s solicitors’ profession.
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Pre-packaged insolvency proposals are ‘expensive duplication’
Proposals to boost confidence in the pre-packaged insolvency process published this week are ‘an expensive recipe for duplicating costs’, a City insolvency lawyer has warned. The proposals follow a recent report by the Insolvency Service which found that one-third of insolvency practitioners are failing to comply ...
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MoJ announces changes to Crown court fees
The Ministry of Justice and Legal Services Commission have today announced the fee changes for Crown court legal aid work. The government has decided not to implement the 17.9% cut proposed to the advocates’ graduated fees. Instead there will be a staged reduction over three years ...
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Edwards Duthie wins contract for first London CLAC
East London firm Edwards Duthie has won the contract to run the capital’s first Community Legal Advice Centre (CLAC). It will operate the service in Barking and Dagenham in conjunction with the local Citizens Advice Bureau. Over the next three years the ...
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Metropolitan Police revises document charges for civil cases
The Metropolitan Police Service has issued revised charges for providing copies of documentation in civil proceedings. The following most significant changes came into effect on 1 April: Charges for civil cases – statements and interviews ...
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Yorkshire Forward launches two legal panels
Development agency Yorkshire Forward has launched two legal service panels. Nine firms have won a place on the two panels, with contracts that will run for three years, with an option to extend the term for a further 12 months. The ...
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All you need to know about victims of crime in the EU
Since we are entering a general election period, it is timely to speak of a group that will be a focus for pledges and one-upmanship all round: victims of crime. Crime victims are high on the European Commission’s agenda, too. This
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Why is the profession so tough on working mums?
The Association of Women Solicitors’ recent survey confirmed something that those lawyers who work part-time – often, but not exclusively, women with children – already know only too well.
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SRA scraps plans to change conflicts rules
Far-reaching plans to allow law firms to advise rival clients on the same deal have been shelved by the Solicitors Regulation Authority following ‘significant opposition’ from senior in-house lawyers. Relaxed conflict of interest rules were widely expected to be written into the SRA rulebook shortly after ...
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Rules breaches and professional misconduct – where to draw a line?
Time was, not very long ago, when a visitor to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal would be presented with a diet of thefts from client account, serious Accounts Rules breaches, or solicitors who for one reason or another could no longer run their practices. Today, the same visitor might well see ...
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Probate: another disputed will relating to a farm
There seems no end to the flood of disputed wills relating to farms. The most recent is Key v Key [2010] EWHC 408 (Ch).
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Civil procedure
Personal injury – Costs – Fraud – Judgements Martin Raymond Owens v Mark Noble: CA (Civ Div) (Lords Justice Sedley, Elias, Lady Justice Smith): 18 March 2010 The Court ...