Desmond Hudson

As well as urging government and the Legal Services Board to undertake proper research on the effect of referral fees, Council has decided that the society should argue that referral fees do not have a place in markets for legal services and that payment of referral fees by all providers of legal services should be banned.

Disagreements over the regulation and discipline of the profession will not be resolved overnight, says Des Hudson

The Law Society and its members have been punished unfairly, says Des Hudson

Deploying more unqualified and unregulated case workers is a false and unjust economy, says Des Hudson

Des Hudson explains why firms need to meet the challenge of modern client expectations head on