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Hudson attacks legal aid BVT |
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Law Society chief executive Des Hudson has slammed the Legal Services Commission’s consultation on best value tendering for criminal legal aid, describing it as having potentially “profound repercussions”, in his speech to the Criminal Law Solicitors Association. |
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Legal services firm nominated |
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Legal supply firm X-Press Legal Services has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Franchisor of the Year Awards 2009, organised by the British Franchise Association and sponsored by Express Newspapers and HSBC. |
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First corporate manslaughter charge |
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The first prosecution under the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 will begin on 17 June, at Stroud Magistrates Court, against Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings Ltd. |
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Islamic marriage contracts: how can they be legally enforced? |
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In countries where Islam is not widely understood, ensuring the legality of the Islamic marriage contract (nikkah) in the courts presents special challenges. |
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Check the price of your HIP, Law Society urges |
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The Law Society is urging home-sellers to check the real cost of their Home Information Pack (HIP) with their estate agent to avoid inflated costs. The warning comes after a Channel 4 News investigation found evidence that more than £100 could be added to the price of HIPs because of secret payments to estate agents. |
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Law Society to carry out legal aid review |
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 To mark the 60th anniversary of legal aid, the Law Society is conducting a review into the provision of publicly-funded criminal and civil legal services in England and Wales.
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Law Society asks: Have you checked the sanctions list? |
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The UK government imposes financial restrictions on persons and entities as part of its domestic counter-terrorism regime, as well as those persons proscribed by the United Nations and/or European Union. However, in a recent Law Society survey, 48% of respondents said that they did not check their clients against those sanctions lists. |
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US court rules expert fees 'not costs' |
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A court in America has ruled that expert witness fees are not recoverable by parents who win actions under the country’s Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). |
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