I’ve always thought that the Jackson report would have an important bearing on how new entrants to the legal market place reacted. Events over the last few days haven’t made me change my mind. The Lawyer reported that Ken Clarke, Minister of Justice and aka Lord Chancellor and the government are fully behind the Jackson [...]
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Monthly Archives: October 2010
Why Cull the Consumer Panel?
So, the Comprehensive Spending Review is almost upon us and the pips (not to mention other bits of the anatomy) are about to be squeezed tightly. There have been some victims already though following the“Bonfire of the Quangos” . No one was expecting The Legal Services Board’s (LSB) Consumer Panel, headed by would-be scourge of [...]
Hello LeO, Goodbye LCS
Hi, my name is LeO and I’ll be handling your complaint today. Today marks an important milestone in the progress of the Legal Services Act 2007 (LSA). The complaints procedure has been overhauled and the Legal Complaints Service has been abolished. Now complaints against all legal professionals, and not just solicitors, will be dealt with [...]
The Party’s Over For Law Firms
According to some high profile general counsel at a College of Law symposium it is anyway. The gathering included top in-house counsel from some leading companies, as well as some lawyers from large City law firms. It is well worth watching – see below. There was an overriding theme coming through: law firms need to [...]
