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LSB on collision course with Law Society and Bar Council over regulators’ lay majorities
Friday, 23 July 2010The Legal Services Board is on a collision course with the Law Society and Bar Council after demanding that both introduce lay majorities on the boards of their regulatory arms sooner than planned, Legal Futures can reveal.
Tags: Bar Council, Institute of Legal Executives, Law Society, Legal Services Board
Posted in Barristers, Legal Executives, Legal Services Board, News, Other lawyers, Regulation, Solicitors
LSB sets out plans for levying its £25m running costs for 2010/11 on profession
Tuesday, 13 July 2010The Legal Services Board has set out its plans to recoup its running costs, and those of the Office for Legal Complaints, based on a per capita basis and of complaints against each part of the legal profession.
Tags: Bar Council, Institute of Legal Executives, Law Society, Legal Ombudsman, Legal Ombudsman, Legal Services Board
Posted in Barristers, Legal Executives, Legal Ombudsman, Legal Services Board, News, Other lawyers, Solicitors
New contract will allow barristers to sue solicitors for fees
Thursday, 29 April 2010Plans for a contract that will allow barristers to sue solicitors for unpaid fees, and a blacklist of solicitors who fail to pay up on all cases, rather than just privately funded ones, have been unveiled by the Bar Council.
Tags: Bar Council
Posted in Barristers, Latest news, Solicitors
Barristers set to go head-to-head with solicitors for work with new corporate vehicle
Tuesday, 27 April 2010Barristers were yesterday given the tools to bolt a corporate vehicle onto their chambers which can bid for work, instruct solicitors and also bring clerks and others into ownership roles. The Bar Council’s new business model, dubbed ProcureCo, raises the possibility of barristers competing with solicitors for work.
Tags: Alternative business structures, Bar Council, Barristers
Posted in Alternative business structures, Barristers, Latest news