‘How a £90 will by Barclays lost half my house’
A woman is seeking hundreds of thousands of pounds compensation from Barclays, claiming the bank’s will-writing service resulted in her losing a stake in a valuable London home.
Fake reviews underline need for best practice by legal comparison websites (LF)
Consumers are being misled by dubious practices in online reviews and endorsements, while more than half of buyers of services are swayed by them, according to an investigation by the […]
Law Society records £33m surplus – but cost of practising set to remain the same (LF)
The Law Society recorded a £33m surplus last year, its annual report has shown, while former chief executive Des Hudson received a pay packet of £407,000 in his final year.
Ombudsman ordered to cut costs and improve satisfaction (LSG)
The super-regulator has laid down the law to the Legal Ombudsman with a tough new set of performance targets.
Bar’s client account fund to cut fees to attract solicitors (LSG)
The client account scheme run by the Bar Council for the benefit of direct-access barristers is to alter its price structure this summer to attract more solicitors.