Will reform of fee disputes ever happen?
The law governing challenges to solicitors’ bills – the Solicitors Act 1974 – is in dire need of reform.
Inaction on litigation funding is costing Britain's legal sector its competitive edge
Our legal system's foundation is certainty, and that foundation is now cracking.
Are class members out of reach?
We live in a world where scammers hunt us like prey. So when we are told that we qualify for free money, we don't rush forward.
Group action regime will be no fee bonanza
There was big news on collective actions last month, but it was not the announcement everyone was expecting.
Tackling predatory marriage will not be easy
The Law Society has called on government to update a 19th-century wills law that is ‘not fit for the future’.
New Zealand’s clin neg panacea is no such thing
The non-adversarial model used in New Zealand is held up as a better way of resolving clinical negligence claims. But is it really an improvement?
Success of 'bold' reforms too early to call
The Ministry of Justice predicted that extending fixed recoverable costs would make legal costs ‘more certain and predictable’. So far, it appears the opposite has happened.
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