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Bar Council chief urges barristers to embrace direct instructions from the public
Monday, 7 November 2011Barristers need to grasp the opportunities offered by direct access for the public, which will also help them bid for legal aid contracts, the chairman of the Bar Council has urged. Peter Lodder QC said the “critical importance” of public access is underlined by the proposed legal aid cuts.
Tags: Bar Council, bar standards board, direct access, entity regulation, legal aid, public access
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Barristers seek urgent rule change to allow them to compete more with solicitors
Monday, 22 August 2011Public access barristers will be able to compete more effectively with solicitors for legal aid clients under an urgent rule change being considered by the Bar Standards Board. However, both the speed of and the motivation for the move have been criticised by the Legal Services Consumer Panel.
Tags: Bar Council, bar standards board, criminal law, public access
Posted in Barristers, Consumer panel, News
New "find a lawyer" site offers choice of solicitors and public access barristers
Friday, 12 August 2011A London barrister has launched an online referral service that passes instructions to public access barristers as well as solicitors. Karen Taylor, head of Themis Chambers, runs Find A Legal Specialist, which filters the needs of potential clients – including the complexity of the case – through a series of questions.
Tags: public access
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Barristers tell public: come to us directly and save a lot of money
Wednesday, 9 February 2011A London chambers has launched a website aimed at encouraging individuals, businesses and even the government to save “a lot of money” by instructing its immigration barristers directly. It is one of the first efforts to actively market public access to the Bar.
Tags: Barristers, public access
Posted in Barristers, News
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Five key issues to consider when adopting an AI-based legal tech
As generative AI starts to play a bigger role in our working lives, there are some key issues that your law firm needs to consider when adopting an AI-based legal tech.
Bulk litigation – not always working in consumers interests
For consumers to get the benefit, bulk litigation needs to be done well, and we are increasingly concerned that there are significant problems in some areas of this market.
ABSs, cost and audits – fixing regulation after Axiom Ince
A feature of law firm collapses and frauds has sometimes been the over-concentration of power in outdated and overburdened systems of control.
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