Tuesday

17th July - LAW NEWS

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All legal services professionals should be in a position to demonstrate their competence, irrespective of whether the work falls in a reserved activity category, a senior academic has said. Talking at the LETR Symposium, Professor Julia Black from LSE argued that activity-based regulation needn’t be inextricably linked to individual qualifications or titles. Full story - Solicitors Journal


Monday

16th July - LAW NEWS

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Employment tribunal fees branded a disgrace by unions. The government announced on Friday the introduction of a fee of up to £1,200 for taking claims to an employment tribunal. Full story - Guardian Law

Sunday

15th July - LAW NEWS

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Saturday

14th July - LAW NEWS

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Friday

13th July - LAW NEWS

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Complex legal products risk the law’s own mis-selling scandal: the Chief Legal Ombudsman has warned of the risk of a payment protection insurance-type scandal engulfing the legal profession after collecting evidence of clients being sold complex and confusing legal products that they often struggled to understand. Full story - Legal Futures


Thursday

12th July - LAW NEWS

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CILEx president calls for independent practice rights. Legal executives are the equal of any other type of lawyer and should be afforded the same rights. Full story - Solicitors Journal