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Family legal aid set to suffer?

Fears as substantial number of family firms fail bidding round
3 Sep 2010

Call for structural change

Legal Services Institute question reserved legal activities
3 Sep 2010

Aggravated injury award sustained

A teacher who faced sex discrimination and victimisation has won the right to aggravated damages where the conduct of the employer caused further offence.
3 Sep 2010

Catholic adoption charity loses appeal over gay parents

A Catholic adoption agency has lost its appeal to the Charity Commission over its policy of excluding gay couples.
3 Sep 2010

UNISON claims “unlawful” reform

Public services union, UNISON launched a legal action last week against the government claming Andrew Lansley, the secretary of state for health, unlawfully failed to consult over his proposals to…
3 Sep 2010

Executive decision

Ian Ashley-Smith has made legal history by being appointed the first lLEX judge.
3 Sep 2010

Consumers "bewildered" by reserved legal activities

A legal think tank has called for a radical overhaul of the right of audience, notarial activities and other reserved legal activities which can only be carried out by certain…
27 Aug 2010

Divorce courts stalled by pensions reform uncertainty

Thousands of divorcing couples could be affected by chaos and delays in the family courts due to lingering uncertainty over the details of chancellor George Osborne’s changes to pension schemes
23 Aug 2010

Fears as family firms fail bidding round

Solicitor’s firms are licking their wounds after receiving the results of the family legal aid bid round.
19 Aug 2010

Time to stop legal aid tendering process?

Law Society wants compensation for family legal aid firms
13 Aug 2010

Lehman client money ruling

Appeal court extends protection for investment clients
13 Aug 2010

In-house fee success

In-house lawyers are celebrating victory in their long-running campaign to reduce the cost of their practising certificate fees
13 Aug 2010