Russell Conway

, Oliver Fisher Solicitors

At crisis point

Splitting the criminal and civil legal aid budget could be useful, but Sir Ian Magee must also consider other problems with the system if he is to save it from collapsing entirely, warns Russell Conway

Signed and sealed

If the plumber can charge £90 for five minutes' work, solicitors should be allowed to increase the fee for swears, says Russell Conway

Avoid like the plague

Russell Conway considers how the legal profession will cope as swine flu takes hold

You should have gone to Lex-savers

Anyone who sees the supermarkets offering anything more complex than quickie divorces needs their eyes tested, says Russell Conway

Taking cover

Premiums might go up, or they might not, but either way solicitors would benefit from putting in early and properly presented applications to their indemnity insurance provider and avoid last year's fiasco. Jean-Yves Gilg reports

The sting in the tail

Russell Conway has spent a lot of time on regulatory compliance lately, so when will he find time to put in those valuable billable hours?

A meeting of minds

Consortium working can be done effectively, and it will help the growing number of those ineligible for public funding with access to legal advice, says Russell Conway

Thankfully Christmas comes but once a year

Who needs Christmas cards in the age of the internet? We do, says Russell Conway

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