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£11.3m emergency investment needed for early legal advice providers

The Law Society of England and Wales is today (29 August) calling on the Justice Secretary Alex Chalk KC to urgently invest £113 million to stop legal aid from completely vanishing at a time when millions of people are struggling with debt, housing costs and the cost-of-living crisis.

SUMMER is a time for growth and development at a leading law firm.

Mackenzie Jones Solicitors is recruiting staff after a busy start to the year, with vacancies for a litigation secretary, private client solicitor and secretary, having recently welcomed a new conveyancer, legal assistant, and graduate paralegal

Spencer West Hires Axiom Ince’s Head of Employment

Leading full-service international law firm, Spencer West, is pleased to announce the appointment of Partner Sharokh Koussari to its employment team.

Legal Services Board proposes new measures to improve legal services providers’ complaints procedures

The Legal Services Board (LSB) is consulting on proposals to ensure that people who use legal services have access to fair and effective complaint procedures.

Lund Bennett leads the way with recent appointment to Cheshire Police Federation Legal Panel

Lund Bennett will be offering Police Federation members with expert advice and representation across all Family Law matters

Woeful statistics show Home Office still fighting backlog

Latest immigration statistics published on 24th August show that there is still a long way to go to reduce the huge backlog at the Home Office, as justice may be delayed or denied for people claiming asylum in the UK

Families issue legal claims in High Court against Health Secretary over care home and hospital COVID-19 deaths

Families whose loved ones died in care homes and hospitals in the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic have issued legal claims in the High Court against the Health Secretary, individual care homes and Hospital Trusts

Pioneering regional solicitor apprenticeship scheme produces its first graduate

Muckle LLP's Ben Evans has passed his solicitor apprenticeship and will become one of the North East's first solicitor apprentices to qualify via the North East Solicitor Apprenticeship (NESA) programme