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Seeds of change

With the number of sperm and egg donors falling, let's hope the forthcoming public consultation in this field prompts drastic changes to the rules on donation, says Seamus Burns

ARP clean-up 'a success', says regulator

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has recovered more than £750,000 in unpaid insurance premiums since starting to crack down on firms in the assigned risks pool earlier this summer, initial figures show.

Moses LJ's warning over family contracts

Lord Justice Moses issued a solemn warning to legal aid lawyers at the end of a ruling which consigned the new family contracts to history.

Update: local government

Peter Hill reviews the coalition's draft structural reform plan, localism bill and drive towards transparency, public procurement regulation breaches, and council surveillance powers

Freedom fighters

As another can of worms opens in the world of legal expenses insurance, Mark Lee ponders the effects on a policyholder's power to choose their own solicitor

High Court rules family contract round unlawful

The Legal Services Commission's family legal aid tender round severely hindered access to justice for vulnerable clients, the High Court said earlier this afternoon as it ruled the commission's decision allocating new contracts unlawful.

BSB launches plan to regulate advocacy ABS firms

The Bar Standards Board is proposing to become a specialist ABS regulator, regulating only lawyer-run advocacy firms.

Welcome to the lion's den

As the ombudsman prepares to open shop, solicitors face hurried complaints handling and the possibility of a surge in speculative negligence claims, says Susanna Heley