New housing minister pledges 165,000 homes (EAT)
In his first major act as housing and planning minister, Brandon Lewis has promised 165,000 new houses and apartments will be constructed in the three years from 2015 in a […]
“Too intimidating and too expensive” – new LSB chair’s verdict on the legal market (LF)
The legal market is “too intimidating, too uniform and, in many cases, too expensive”, the new chairman of the Legal Services Board (LSB) has warned.
Indemnity cover cut ignores ‘increasing’ number of larger claims (LF)
The number of larger professional indemnity claims is increasing, undermining the case for a cut in the minimum cover for law firms from £2m to £500,000, an industry expert has […]
Trusted advisers, by choice (LSG)
Legal executives could be running their own practices by next year if the Legal Services Board’s consultation gets the green light. No doubt these proposals will have met with some […]