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The Law Society has welcomed the Government's decision to scrap plans to introduce means-testing for initial legal advice and assistance at police stations, but has said LASPO as a whole remains in disarray.
Law Society President John Wotton will today say that barristers and solicitors will increasingly work together in the same practices, in his speech at Said Business School, Oxford.
Law Society president's speech at the Said Business School.
Law Society responds to news that LSC and representative bodies reach agreement on further licence-only tender
The Society says that Nationwide's decision to use dormancy as a reason to remove law firms from its mortgage panel is a 'blunt instrument' but acknowledged that the building society had left the opportunity open for firms to reclaim a panel spot.
The Law Society and the SRA have been granted leave to intervene by the High Court in their respective roles as representative body and regulator in a case that could have a major impact on professional indemnity insurance (PII) for law firms solicitors.
Desmond Hudson, chief executive of the Law Society.
The Law Society's chief executive Desmond Hudson has said that the insurance industry is increasing motor insurance premiums and has called for a full investigation into insurers' practices.
HSBC has made CQS a pre-requisite for law firms on its new lender panel announced this week, a move welcomed by the Society, which is the representative body for all solicitors in England and Wales
An independent report shows legal aid changes will incur new costs for the taxpayer by simply shifting the burden onto other parts of the public purse.
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