
Last chance saloon – criminal Bar stage major protest against final legal aid reform package
Resentment against the Government’s final package of legal aid cuts has reached new heights as hundreds of criminal barristers and…
Resentment against the Government’s final package of legal aid cuts has reached new heights as hundreds of criminal barristers and…
We recently posted a comment piece addressing the issue of whether the forces impacting on the legal market represent a permanent…
There was never likely to be much compromise and so it proved. The Government today (27 February) confirmed its final…
Whitehall’s largest legal department, the Treasury Solicitor’s Department (TSol) is to improve its data protection practices after an independent investigation…
The controversial debate over taxation of limited liability partnerships (LLPs) has reached a decisive stage as changes are scheduled to…
It’s been obvious that something fundamental happened to the world economy during 2008, ushering in the worst relative trading conditions…
It turns out that hundreds of years of legal history waits not even for Bob Crow so Thursday evening (6…
City tax partners have long accused HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) of unfairly treating all partnerships as tax avoidance vehicles…
The Ministry of Justice‘s plans to levy sizeable court fees in commercial claims have encountered a setback after the Government’s…
Following months of protests from the criminal Bar including the resignation of a number of barristers from the Bar Standards…
The Law Society, if nothing else, is a decent host and members attending the special general meeting (SGM) on Tuesday…
Over 100 law firms have less than two weeks to obtain professional indemnity insurance (PII) failing which they must close…
Following a year of protests over legal aid cuts and court reforms from a profession better known for its quiet…
The fall-out over the Government’s highly controversial legal aid reforms continues as the Law Society‘s leadership today (17 December) lost…
On 20 November, Lord Sumption (Justice of the Supreme Court) delivered the 27th Sultan Azlan Shah Lecture in Kuala Lumpur…
While there are signs of recovery at larger law firms, fresh evidence of the pressure on smaller practices has emerged…
While there are signs of recovery at larger law firms, fresh evidence of the pressure on smaller practices has emerged…
I was in court 68 at the Royal Courts of Justice yesterday morning (30 October) to hear the Press Standards…
In further evidence of the intense pressure facing small practices, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) today (31 October) announced that…
I make no apology for returning to the question of the Royal Charter on Self-Regulation of the Press. This was…