Legal Aid

Articles

7 Apr 2015

Gamekeeper turned poacher

Gavin Cunningham considers the current challenges plaguing the criminal justice system from the perspective of a forensic accountant

1 Apr 2015

PI claims company fined £80,000 for nuisance calls

Direct Assist enters liquidation following ICO fine

31 Mar 2015

IT horror show

The LAA's online system is just another government disaster, decries Russell Conway

31 Mar 2015

Eleventh-hour reprieve

Despite the government's decision to exempt insolvency litigation within LASPO, it would be premature for practitioners to relax just yet, says Ruth Thurland

31 Mar 2015

Unreasonable costs

Sue Nash considers recent decisions on reducing disproportionate costs budgets and what this will mean for estimating future costs

31 Mar 2015

Clarke defends LASPO as Panorama lifts lid on DIY justice

Will the BBC's exposé of government reforms to legal aid be too little, too late?

26 Mar 2015

Will the PI market in England and Wales follow the Scottish model?

With eight firms controlling around 80 per cent of the claimant PI market north of the border, David Johnstone wonders whether the situation will be replicated here

26 Mar 2015

Escaping the vultures' clutches

Meaningful and expert risk management must be the top priority for any PI business, urges Lesley Graves