Today's video story: The surge in right-wing and anti-establishment sentiments as a result of failed neo-liberal policies in Europe is likely to lead to collapse of the EU in “a tragic development,” according to prominent American linguist, scholar and activist Noam Chomsky.
Focus of the Day story: The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has asked the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for advice on how it could stimulate more use of comparison websites in the legal market. In initial comments submitted to the CMA – which recently announced a market study of digital comparison tools (DCTs) across sectors – the SRA said it believed there was consumer demand for more of such tools to help consumers choose lawyers. Full story - Legal Futures
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| Saturday Conversations on Law |
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