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Anti #LASPO lobbying a mixed success

Around 2.30pm yesterday, my Legal Tweets twitter list gurgled into life with claims that the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill, had  been delayed. I also had a stream … Continue reading

2 December 2011 · Leave a Comment

Media roundup – legal aid cuts and Jackson round 2

Perhaps the most interesting angle comes from the Telegraph, which given its propensity to tackle MPs’ expenses claims, points out that they’ll no longer be able to get help defending themselves.

16 November 2010 · 1 Comment

Insurance and legal roundup; fight over MOJ portal reignites

“It’s great, and so are we” say the insurers. “The system’s being abused and they’re taking advantage of it,” say the lawyers. Well which is it? Two very different angles about the the MOJ portal appear in today’s Post Mag and Law Soc Gazette.

21 October 2010 · Leave a Comment

Employers risk DDA claims under new ‘Fit Note’ rules

He denied he made a finger sign and said he used his thumb to indicate to the manager that everything was fine. Well that’s one for the video referee I would say.

2 February 2010 · 3 Comments

Post Mag news roundup

I had to re-read the Insurance Times article on this topic because its headline read ‘£11bn by 2050’. So which is it?

28 January 2010 · Leave a Comment

Readallaboutit – Insurance Times news roundup

this made me chuckle a bit as there’s no better place than Lloyd’s for a spot of barrel-chested Tory rabble rousing.

27 January 2010 · Leave a Comment

Readallaboutit – Insurance Times news roundup

IT’s coverage is very good. It is comprehensive and makes an otherwise dull subject as exciting as possible with a wild west theme!

20 January 2010 · Leave a Comment

Jackson review-athon; what people are saying about it…

Today, the Jackson review recommendations were published and I’d be a rich man if I had a penny for every ten cents put in on this subject. That’s a trans-atlantic metaphor, if ever there was one…

14 January 2010 · Leave a Comment

Do these figures speak for themselves?

Any article with a headline that begins ‘lawyers cash in…’ elicits a sigh or a wry smile from most people. Everyone knows that lawyers always get paid in the end … Continue reading

21 December 2009 · Leave a Comment
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