Wednesday

10th July - LAW NEWS

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FOCUS OF THE DAY: The cost of practising as a solicitor is set to rise at a rate of more than four times inflation, if the Law Society’s council approves figures that will be put before it. Full story - Legal Futures


Tuesday

9th July - LAW NEWS

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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Judges are calling for special procedural rules to cope with an "enormous rise" in litigants in person. Full story - Solicitors Journal


Monday

8th July - LAW NEWS

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FOCUS OF THE DAY:  Criminal legal aid: the campaign against the cuts and changes has been extraordinary. Solicitors and barristers came together in a way not seen before. Full story - Law Gazette


Sunday

7th July - LAW NEWS

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Saturday

6th July - LAW NEWS

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Friday

5th July - LAW NEWS

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FOCUS OF THE DAY: SRA should soften consumer focus and clamp down on the unrated sector to secure PI future. Full story - The Lawyer


Thursday

4th July - LAW NEWS

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FOCUS OF THE DAY: There may be fewer criminal law firms as a result of legal aid reform but not fewer solicitors, the Lord Chancellor claimed. Full story - Legal Futures


Wednesday

3rd July - LAW NEWS

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FOCUS OF THE DAY: The justice secretary has agreed to retain client choice and signalled his support for an alternative tender model proposed by the Law Society, based on a modified version of GP contracts in the NHS. Full story - Law Gazette


Tuesday

2nd July - LAW NEWS

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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Justice secretary Chris Grayling has announced that he will abandon plans to remove choice of solicitor from criminal legal aid clients. In a statement, he said: "Removing the choice of solicitor for clients receiving criminal legal aid was only proposed in order to guarantee lawyers had enough business to make contracts viable. Full story - Solicitors Journal