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Litigation panel appointees

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has appointed five firms to its litigation panel to provide co-ordinated support across a range of services, including contested interventions, judicial reviews, regulatory appeals, recovery litigation…
12 Mar 2010

Money saving tip

The legal sector in the UK is spending an unnecessary £159m by excessively printing documents, according to a study by mailstream technology specialist Pitney Bowes.
12 Mar 2010

Witness fee review

The Ministry of Justice is reviewing expert witness rates for legal aid work, with a view to introducing fixed fees and hourly rates.
12 Mar 2010

Key retainers ruling

Solicitors are entitled to drop clients who insist they put forward untenable arguments in court, the Court of Appeal has ruled in a landmark case
12 Mar 2010

Choices in pro bono

LawWorks, the solicitors’ pro bono charity, has completed more than 1600 hours of pro bono work.
12 Mar 2010

Client survey results

Only five per cent of legal services clients find their solicitor or other provider through an advert, according to a recent government survey.
12 Mar 2010

LSC autonomy under threat

Agency status means MoJ will take tighter control of £2.1bn legal aid budget
12 Mar 2010

Accident costs on a fast-track

Fixed stages & costs with set deadlines to be introduced
12 Mar 2010

Jackson on YouTube

NLJ Jackson webcast on YouTube
11 Mar 2010

Top 100 Best Companies for Lawyers

Seven law firms have made it into The Sunday Times’ annual 100 Best Companies to work for ranking.
10 Mar 2010

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Essential maintenance will be carried out on this site between 5th March& 7th March
5 Mar 2010

News in brief

Implementing Jackson
5 Mar 2010