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NewsMemory lane
The Law Society Gazette, 5 July 2007 ABS drive is ‘threat’ to quality of advice Legal professionals fear that alternative business structures (ABSs) – a key element of the Legal Services Bill – will compromise the quality of legal advice, according to a report to be published this week. ...
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NewsChannel 5's blameless take on personal injury
Show was a balanced, fair and informative look at the sector.
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NewsMemory Lane
The Law Society Gazette, 21 June 2007 Profession hits back at complaints verdict The leaders of the solicitors’ profession hit back at the legal services ombudsman this week after she branded the Legal Complaints Service’s performance as ‘still well short of where a modern, customer-focused organisation should be’. In her ...
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NewsClerk’s disdain echoes down the years
Yet another judicial colleague gets in touch with memories of first days in the law. Jeremy Cochrane, who describes himself as a ‘long-retired district judge’, recalls a sudden introduction to legal hierarchies: ‘Upon completion of my National Service in 1956, I began work for solicitors in central London as the ...
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NewsWhere's Liz? Justice secretary is hardly centre stage
Lord chancellor notably anonymous in election campaign.
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NewsMemory lane
7 June 2007 Bill changes face reversal The government has pledged to reverse major amendments made to the Legal Services Bill in the House of Lords, accusing peers of losing sight of consumers’ interests. Though the Ministry of Justice has accepted some amendments – notably the addition of protecting the ...