Lack of detail in Civil Liability Bill will “severely limit parliamentary scrutiny”, peers warn

The government should set out the definition of whiplash and the levels of compensation claimants will be due on the face of the Civil Liability Bill, rather than leaving them to secondary legislation, so that peers and MPs can understand what they are voting on, a parliamentary committee has said.

CILEx Regulation seeks to reassure Lord Chief Justice over alternative business structures

CILEx Regulation has moved to reassure the Lord Chief Justice over his concerns about its application to license alternative business structures. The regulator of chartered legal executives said that it would only look to regulate firms “that are relatively low risk and straightforward”.

BSB investigates how chambers advertise for and recruit pupils to check for “unjustified” barriers

The Bar Standards Board is reviewing whether there are “unjustified and discriminatory barriers to pupillage” at the advertising and recruitment stage, Legal Futures can reveal. Forming part of the Future Bar Training programme, it reflects concerns that access to pupillage is one of the biggest barriers to increasing diversity at the Bar.

Ethics expert calls on SRA to take tougher approach to NDAs

Barrister suspended for repeating false rape claims about colleague and contacting his wife

Government “unlikely” to hit April 2019 target for PI small claims limit as solicitor warns of “have a go” culture