UK turns back on EU justice project [read more]

The UK will decline to take part in a European Commission (EC) initiative to launch a ‘European justice scoreboard’ that aims to improve justice systems across the continent, justice secretary Chris Grayling...

LETR ‘delayed by regulators’ [read more]

The much-delayed final report of the Legal Education & Training Review (LETR) research team was completed on time and could have been published as planned in December 2012, but was stalled when the regulators...

International firms call off merger [read more]

International firms Speechly Bircham and Withers today announced that they had dropped merger plans following almost two months of talks. The firms said in March they had entered ‘preliminary discussions’...

Unanimous: profession votes for ‘training days’ action in protest over cuts [read more]

In an unprecedented show of unity by the legal profession hundreds of barristers and solicitors came together yesterday to oppose the government’s proposed criminal legal aid cuts which they said would...

Hundreds attend legal aid protest rally [read more]

Over 500 lawyers attended a mass rally at parliament today to protest over criminal legal aid reforms which ‘strike a dagger through the British justice system’. Gerry Conlon, one of the Guildford Four and...

HMRC proposes crackdown on LLP ‘disguised employment’ [read more]

Some members of limited liability partnership (LLP) firms could face higher tax and national insurance deductions under government proposals for tackling ‘disguised employment’ published this week. The...

Small business spurning legal services – LSB research [read more]

Just one in eight small businesses will turn to a solicitor to solve a legal problem despite many suffering financial loss as a result. Research published today by the Legal Services Board found only 12% of legal...

PCT will mean the death of Welsh justice, lawyers warn [read more]

The government’s plans for price-competitive tendering (PCT) will have a ‘devastating’ impact on firms and chambers in Wales, leaving clients represented by English firms and without Welsh language...

Welsh valleys merger [read more]

South Wales firms Hughes Jenkins and Trevor Griffiths have merged to provide services throughout the South Wales valleys. Nigel Jenkins, managing director of the newly merged firm, said: ‘Our two firms complement...

Poor will suffer from court fee changes, MoJ warned [read more]

Government plans to means-test waivers for civil court or tribunal fees could impact the most deprived and vulnerable sections of society, the Civil Justice Council has warned. The advisory group of judges, academics...

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