Legal Aid

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22 Dec 2010

Government to press on with virtual courts

The government will press on with virtual courts despite the findings in an evaluation report expressing doubts over cost savings and efficiencies.

21 Dec 2010

Public has 'right to know' about lawyers with poor service history

Members of the public have a right to know about lawyers' poor service history, the consumer panel has said in response to the legal ombudsman's naming and shaming consultation.

20 Dec 2010

Final demands

Beware! Failure to demand rates may preclude subsequent recovers, warns Robert Fookes

20 Dec 2010

Local bill for local people

Stephen Matthew goes behind the headline council cuts to find out what the localism bill really means for lawyers

13 Dec 2010

Return of the law lords

After a brief flirtation with abandoning the titles of lord and lady, the Supreme Court has returned to tradition by upgrading Sir John Dyson to Lord Dyson.

13 Dec 2010

Brick by brick

Mark Warwick and Paul De La Piquerie reminisce about some of 2010's juiciest commercial property disputes

13 Dec 2010

Update: environment

Adrienne Copithorne reviews the recent developments in costs, directives and judicial review procedure to impact eco-law

13 Dec 2010

Role reversal

While the jury trial in Britain is under attack, the French are keen to extend the role of juries – so what's the best option? Geraldine Gadbin-George weighs up the arguments