All News blog articles – Page 8
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OpinionThrow consumers to the wolves. It’s cheaper
Of course the unregulated legal sector is cheaper. That’s why it’s such a danger to clients.
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Sleepwalking into an SDT civil burden of proof
The SRA has used the fraud taskforce to push its agenda – and the government has let it.
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Costs: a harsh lesson on proportionality
The slashing of a successful claimant’s costs casts some light on the new rule.
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The Legal Services Consumer Panel: what now?
Watchdog is a lobbying group for one interest in a diminishing part of the legal ecosystem.
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Wellbeing awareness beyond a week
Solicitors must keep wellbeing conversations going to make a real difference on mental health.
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Changing IP law: nearly there
Reforms promised in the new unjustified threats bill are evidence that patient committee work can pay off.
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Land Registry: Why, Minister?
Think the government is clueless about privatising Land Registry? A classic sitcom was there first.
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How fixed costs are looking
The more things develop, the more one gets the sense that the reality is going to be less radical than first feared.
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Missing a trick in Manila
Norton Rose Fulbright should do more than admin in Manila — why not legal work too?
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Dan Dare will need a good lawyer
David Cameron’s ambition for a UK spaceport, announced in the Queen's speech, faces epic legal battles.
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Anti-corruption: measuring success
We must judge the success of this week’s London summit only by the long-term practical actions that may follow.
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Unnecessary is the new black in PI claims
Who needs to prove fraud when you can simply deem claims unnecessary?
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Brexit – 1975 was another country
Lawyers were urged to give ‘reassurance’ in the last European membership referendum.
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Breathing space for Slater and Gordon – just
It's a tonic for staff that the firm has struck a deal with lenders, but executives face a daunting challenge to make the numbers add up.
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Brexit, law and sunk costs
After decades of denying that Brussels creates very much law, the ‘in’ campaign has changed its tune.
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‘Mob rule’ must not dictate legal aid policy
A ‘one-nation justice system’ cannot be built by recourse to crude populism.
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Fair fees for clinical negligence
Fears have been expressed about fixed fees but radical change could address flaws in the current regime.
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Bite the bullet and raise the court fees cap
If the courts must generate cash, the £10,000 limit is simply too low.
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What junior lawyers need
If firms fail to address ingrained cultural problems in the profession, they may face an exodus of talented young lawyers.
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Gove’s MoJ has gone to sleep
The department seems to have gone into hibernation, but solicitors need certainty.
