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


Monday

1st July - LAW NEWS

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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Privatising the courts: if anyone needs advice, it's the judiciary. The judges have nothing to gain and everything to lose by negotiating with Chris Grayling in private. Full story - Guardian Law


Sunday

30th June - LAW NEWS

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Our Saturday Law Interviews are a series of conversations with Lawyers & commentators on Law, Justice & Society. This Saturday's interview is a conversation with the prominent Barrister Felicity Gerry, who specialises in serious and complex fatal, sexual and financial offence cases: 'The Art of  Advocacy: A Barrister's Tale.'


Saturday

29th June - LAW NEWS

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Our Saturday Law Interviews bring you a series of conversations with Lawyers or commentators on Law, Justice & Society, as well as the odd snippet on life as a legal professional, and the lawyer's life outside of law. This Saturday's interview is a conversation with the prominent Barrister Felicity Gerry, who specialises in serious and complex fatal, sexual and financial offending: 'The Art of  Advocacy: A Barrister's Tale.'


Friday

28th June - LAW NEWS

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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Liberalising legal services increases risk of 'black swan' event. It is "very difficult" for the SRA to take action over breaches of the personal injury referral fee ban, the regulator's director of risk, has warned. Full story - Solicitors Journal


Thursday

27th June - LAW NEWS

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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Potential entrants to the legal profession must be given more and better information before embarking on costly programmes of study, the Law Society said in response to the report of the Legal Education and Training Review. Full story - Law Gazette