The Law Society has welcomed the Legal Services Commission's decision to open a further tender for licence-only family and family and housing work.
Law Society chief executive Desmond Hudson says:
'I welcome this pragmatic and sensible decision from the Legal Services Commission (LSC) to open a further tender for licence-only family and family and housing work; which is a final opportunity for those excluded by reason of application error to obtain a contract.
'I am pleased that the constructive discussions between the Law Society and the LSC resolved this matter so efficiently.
'We hope that the tender process continues to be a straightforward one.
'In these uncertain times for the LSC's supplier base anything that encourages firms to continue legally aided work is to be welcomed.'
Read the full family tender joint statement