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Law Society President responds to issues raised by the Bar Council and the Family Law Bar Association
Jonathan Smithers, The Law Society President has written to Shailesh Vara, justice minister, to respond to some issues raised by the Bar Council […]
PETITION ABOUT THE INCREASE IN COURT FEES – SIGN NOW!
You may have seen from The Law Society twitter feed that a solicitor from Hamlins LLP has started a petition against court fees. […]
Consumer Credit Regulation – UPDATE
This is an update to the announcement of 21 January 2015 (see below) The regulation of solicitors’ consumer credit work by the Financial […]
Criminal Legal Aid duty contracts tender – judicial review outcome
In an email to Law Society members today, Law Society President, Andrew Caplen said: “The deeply disappointing judgment, in which the High Court […]
Public Accounts Committee publishes report on civil legal aid
In a report released following the National Audit Office (NAO) report on civil legal aid after LASPO, the Public Accounts Committee criticised the […]
Lord Chancellor defends Government record on legal aid during Justice questions
‘Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice faced criticism from Opposition MPs on the government’s changes to the legal aid system during […]