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7 Dec 2009

Consumer panel opens consultation on referrals

The Legal Services Board's new consumer panel has started an investigation into referral arrangements, the first issue it will tackle since its appointment last month.

4 Dec 2009

Berkshire firm closes

Willmett Solicitors, a mixed practice with offices in Reading, Windsor, Maidenhead and Woodley, has closed.

2 Dec 2009

Bar fury over "cost-cutting" VHCC scheme

Barristers have reacted angrily to an announcement from the LSC today that one option for 'very high cost' criminal cases would be to extend the limits for the standard graduated fee scheme from cases lasting 40 days to 60 days.

1 Dec 2009

The Climate Change Act 2008

Great expectations: the Climate Change Act reflects the UK's staunch commitment to reduce greenhouse gases, but the implementation process is complex and questions remain over the impact on businesses, the apportionment of responsibility to meet targets, and enforcement. Janet Matthews reports

1 Dec 2009

Update: consumer

Mark Lucas reviews the judgment on unauthorised borrowing charges, the break up of the big banks, the FSA's mortgage market review, BIS' consultation on credit and store card terms, and the OFT's success in persuading the Builders Merchants Federation to amend its terms and conditions

1 Dec 2009

Update: environment

Meyric Lewis and Cain Ormondroyd discuss the implementation of the civil sanctions regime and cases on the designation of an SSSI, the impact of the Habitats Directive on planning applications, rules for disclosure of environmental information and the applicability of the Aarhus Convention

27 Nov 2009

Attorney General's former housekeeper charged

Baroness Scotland's former housekeeper, Loloahi Tapui from Tonga, has been charged with a range of immigration offences.

25 Nov 2009

Footing the bill

The recommendations of the joint committee on the draft Bribery Bill offer practical solutions to problems relating to corporate liability, but it remains to be seen whether the government will implement them, says Alex Odell