Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7491

Leading industry figures debate referral fee reform in NLJ webcast

The House of Lords constitution committee has highlighted “significant” concerns with the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill, which is now at second reading stage in the Lords.

Family lawyers group Resolution has criticised the Legal Services Commission (LSC) bidding process after one in 10 family law legal aid firms lost its contract.

Advocate general Kokott has handed down her opinion in the long-running judges’ pensions case of O’Brien.

HLE blogger James Wilson says...

AXA Real Estate has promoted Sarah Leroy as global head of legal.

Sheppard & Smith, the only City-based solicitors firm to focus solely on EU competition and regulatory law, is now open at 15 Old Bailey.

Northumbria University has appointed Kevin Kerrigan as dean of its School of Law.

Mayer Brown has announced the promotion of six partners in London.

Supreme Court president Lord Phillips has dropped the requirement that barristers and other advocates wear traditional court dress...