Judicial Pensions Bill
Legislation 16 May 2005
Falconer shakes up legal profession
News Article 21 March 2005
Lord Falconer has set out plans to strip the legal profession of its complaints-handling powers.
Law firms told to end Oxbridge bias
Press Review 24 November 2004
London's City law firms need to eliminate discrimination in favour of Oxbridge graduates, constitutional affairs minister David Lammy said yesterday.
Falconer issues legal claims warning
Press Review 10 November 2004
Lawyers who encourage a "compensation culture" will be warned today they must either agree to a voluntary code or face government regulation.
Lawyers facing new curbs
Press Review 31 August 2004
A report to be published tomorrow by Legal Business magazine will show that the leading 100 law firms are sharing revenues of £9.11 billion and profits of £2.7 billion.
Judges to enjoy flexible working
News Article 4 August 2004
Judges will be able to work part time within a year, the government has announced.
Student debt sees legal aid work fall
Press Review 16 July 2004
The legal aid system is under threat because young lawyers are turning away from it as they are burdened with student debt, MPs said on Thursday.
Government grants QCs stay of execution
Press Review 27 May 2004
The lord chancellor yesterday put plans to scrap the title of Queen's Counsel (QC) on hold.
Falconer sticks with QC system
News Article 26 May 2004
The outcome of the government's review of the QC system has been branded "unsatisfactory" by the Conservatives.
Forum of Private Business
Government Affairs Website
Ministers unveil legal aid review
Press Review 18 May 2004
The government has announced a review of legal aid after the cost of the scheme rose to a record £2 billion a year.
Law firms face 'super regulator'
Press Review 9 March 2004
Law firms could be overseen by a new regulatory body under plans published yesterday.
Report to call for law firms shake-up
Press Review 25 February 2004
The man leading the government's review of the legal industry is set to propose a new kind of law firm.
Judicial reforms condemned by MPs
News Article 10 February 2004
Plans to overhaul the judiciary were rushed and should be delayed, senior MPs have concluded
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