Archive

Recognising the benefit of ABS

Legal Services Act pioneers Neil Kinsella and Tim Oliver remind us why law firms, like any other businesses, should regard innovation as a positive step

The end of the problem or more of the same?

Kate Lotts examines how the ban on referral fees will really affect claimant lawyers

Small claims: big impact

Of all the changes facing the PI sector, the rise in the small claims limit presents the greatest risk to genuine claimants, says Alex Kenny

The new position on costs for infant approvals is unwelcome

The Court of Appeal's decision on the cost of hearings in infant approval cases will have severe consequences for children, the Bar and county courts, says Lucy McCormick

Professional negligence update

Katie Papworth and Sophie Davies review the scope of a solicitor's duty, issues surrounding the termination of a retainer and the practicalities of running a professional negligence claim

Whiplash backlash

Improvements to processes are welcome, but reducing access to justice for accident victims is unacceptable, says Donna Scully

We need new laws to ensure transparency in the family courts

The family courts process is more transparent but legislation is needed to achieve true openness in public law cases, says Marilyn Stowe

Greater Snoreing running out of solicitors

There were so many clients jostling to visit the solicitors' offices in Greater Snoreing that the local policeman had to be called to keep public order, particularly among a group of militant elderly ladies who had become convinced that unless they topped up their wills that very day they would die at sundown and all their relatives would be disinherited.