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The Civil Justice Council Costs Committee is conducting a comprehensive, evidence-based review of the guideline hourly rates (GHR) and has invited the Law Society to appoint two solicitors to the committee.
The Law Society has prepared guidance for solicitors who are opting to unbundle their delivery of legal services in order to help clients in the wake of the government's drastic legal aid cuts.
Pressures on practising solicitors in England and Wales are beginning to show in the latest Law Society's Annual Statistical Report.
We have set up a dedicated page to provide information and guidance for solicitors, trainees, support staff and others worried about the viability of their firms.
The Law Society has told the government that its proposals to increase the small claims limit in personal injury cases stem from propaganda, generated by insurers.
The Law Society today said that it regretted the failure of a High Court action brought by (APIL) and(MASS) against the government, which sought to overturn its decision to reduce legal costs recoverable by people injured in road accidents.
We have restated our request for government to publish the study it commissioned from an academic, regarding costs in personal injury cases.
The Law Society, which represents solicitors in England and Wales, has reacted robustly to a campaign by a leading insurer which proposes to prevent consumers from seeking legal advice when pursuing a claim.
Draft regulations to implement part of LASPO were defeated in the House of Lords on Monday 3 December.
Research on the pro bono work of solicitors reveals that the majority of pro bono work is undertaken within private practice at a senior level.
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