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MPs tell government to consult on formal regulation of McKenzie Friends
Friday, 13 March 2015MPs have called on the government to consult on whether there should be formal regulation of McKenzie Friends, whether or not they charge fees. They said encouraging the use of McKenzie Friends “may in some circumstances amount to a counsel of despair”.
Tags: justice select committee, telephone advice
Posted in Consumer panel, Latest news, Legal Services Act, Regulation
Do clients actually need face-to-face advice? Legal aid research suggests they often don’t
Monday, 15 December 2014Users of the civil legal aid telephone gateway who sought face-to-face advice “often did so out of preference as opposed to need”, a review has suggested.
Tags: legal aid, Ministry of Justice, telephone advice
Posted in Latest news, Technology
Naked Legal offers stripped-down advice service
Friday, 4 July 2014A stripped-down telephone advice service for a single pre-payment fee of £45 was launched this week by legal entrepreneur Brad Askew. Naked Legal does not offer formal legal advice, nor does it refer clients who need that advice to lawyers.
Tags: Law on the Web, Law Society, telephone advice
Posted in Latest news, Market monitor
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Beyond the PII premium – rethinking risk
Professional indemnity insurance renewal is often treated as an annual pricing exercise. But it is also a chance to show how effectively you identify, manage and mitigate risk.
The AI governance gap in law firms and why it matters now
A third of law firms are already using AI tools with no formal policy in place to govern how AI gets used, what data goes into it, or who’s accountable when something goes wrong.
Information isn’t oversight – lessons from the PM Law review
The PM Law review’s real findings perhaps point to a failure mode applying to any organisation sitting on scattered risk information.
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