The Ministry of Justice today unveiled radical proposals for reforming litigation in England & Wales which, if implemented, will make it hard for law firms to make money from conducting disputes through the courts. The main proposals are; The small claims limit is to be raised 300% to £15,000 Claims over £15,000 will be [...]
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Quality Solicitors launches as a National Brand on the High Street
As you may have seen in this week’s Law Society Gazette, Quality Solicitors.com, previously just a (national) alliance and referral service of work to associated firms has taken its first steps in creating a national network of firms carrying its branding. Fifteen firms have effectively entirely or partly abandoned their own identity and taken on [...]
Lean Thinking in the Legal World #2
In the first post I asked “What is Lean Thinking?”. In this post I will consider; 1. What legal organisations could learn from Tesco (& Zara, GE, Starbucks, Toyota, NHS, MOD, HM Prison Service, HM Court Service etc) and , 2. How can they use Lean Thinking to [...]
Lean Thinking in the Legal World #1
“Lean Thinking has been an enormous influence on my business thinking. It shows you how you can fundamentally transform your business” Sir Terry Leahy, Chairman & Chief Executive Tesco PLC. So if Sir Terry Leahy says Lean Thinking has been an enormous influence and can fundamentally transform business what is it? Before we jump straight [...]
Let’s Face the Music and Dance
Welcome to my new blog. I’ve decided that I should complement my Jobsworth writing on employment law by a separate blog focussing on the Legal Services Act 2007 and the whole debate surrounding it. I’ve transferred across my previous posts on the subject from Jobsworth and you’ll see them below. I’m also doing quite a [...]
Is it all about price?
I’m writing this on the train coming back from the latest Tesco Law workshop run by Lammore Consulting Ltd. The session was attended by solicitors from a range of firms over the West Midlands and consists of a presentation by me on the Legal Services Act 2007 (aka Tesco Law) and a very stimulating session by [...]
Help! I need somebody
Two weeks ago I was speaking at a seminar entitled “Competing in a Changing Environment” 1 on the subject of “Tesco Law” and the implications of Alternative Business Structures on the profession. One of the delegates, a solicitor, asked what our “union” i.e. the Law Society was doing to promote its members’ interests. I demonstrated my [...]
What Way Forward for Solicitors?
Last week I gave a talk to solicitors and practice managers at a workshop addressing the issues arising from the Legal Services Act 2007 (“LSA”) and, in particular, what the implications of the so-called “Tesco law” will be for firms. There was some good discussion between all the delegates and there have also been some [...]
“Tesco Law” – Not the threat that solicitors fear?
The headline on this week’s Law Society Gazette, the house magazine for solicitors, is “Consumers sceptical about “Tesco law” (1). Poll research carried out by ComRes, a polling company, on behalf of the Solicitors Regulation Authority apparently reveals that 69% of its respondents have reservations about the quality of legal services that would be provided by banks [...]
