20 October 2020
Accountants ponder new push to regulate legal services
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales is considering a new push to regulate reserved legal activities, three years after its last attempt was knocked back.
20 October 2020
City solicitor fails in claim for pay reduced during Covid
A City solicitor who agreed to lower wages during lockdown has failed in his claim for full pay for his last month after handing in his notice.
20 October 2020
Reduced legal budgets seen as biggest virus challenge
Lawyers have identified reduced client budgets for legal work as the biggest threat to the profession from the pandemic in a new report.
20 October 2020
Court reforms data collection progress “disappointing”
The government’s £1bn court reforms have had a “disappointingly slow” start in collecting the information required to ensure the justice system is fair, according to researchers.
