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Law Society on Newsnight (LSG)

Andrew Caplen, Law Society vice president, appeared on the BBC’s Newsnight programme last night to discuss the legal and consumer aspects of the Wonga case. Watch the broadcast.

Rob Hailstone June 27, 2014

Connect2Law lives on as Slater & Gordon launches Linked to Law (LF)

Law firm network Connect2Law is to live on separately from Slater & Gordon-owned Pannone after a deal struck with its former head, David Jabbari – with S&G launching its own

Rob Hailstone June 26, 2014

Lawyers on Demand heads north to spread the word on alternative resourcing

Alternative legal services provider Lawyers On Demand (LOD) has launched a Manchester ‘hub’, its first outside of London, in a bid to expand its ‘on site’ model of placing freelance

Rob Hailstone June 26, 2014

FSA, FCA – the brass plate has changed, but not much else (LSG)

The risible sanction imposed on Wonga for harassing borrowers through fake law firms shows how little has changed in the City.

Rob Hailstone June 26, 2014

Government will not legislate to protect whistleblowing partners (LSG)

Legislation to protect partners under whistleblowing laws is ‘unnecessary’ following the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling last month, the government said today.

Rob Hailstone June 26, 2014

Wonga fined for threatening customers with fake law firms (LSG)

Wonga has been ordered to pay £2.6m in compensation after sending letters to customers in arrears from non-existent law firms.

Rob Hailstone June 25, 2014

AA expands legal services with conveyancing panel (LSG)

The AA announced it has expanded its legal services provision into conveyancing.

Rob Hailstone June 25, 2014

New SRA chair aims for ‘strong working relationship’ (LSG)

The Solicitors Regulation Authority named its first first non-lawyer chair today. Enid Rowlands, UK chair of charity Victim Support, will succeed current chair Charles Plant in the role from January

Rob Hailstone June 25, 2014

SRA urged not to dispense with accounts requirement (LSG)

The Law Society has urged the Solicitors Regulation Authority to maintain some form of independent check over firms’ accounts.

Rob Hailstone June 24, 2014

Troubled CLS merged with funeral and insurance (LSG)

Co-operative Legal Services (CLS) will join the group’s funeral and insurance businesses in a new ‘consumer services division’ following a major shakeup of the loss-making alternative business structure.

Rob Hailstone June 24, 2014

Getting people moving – AA accelerates into conveyancing (LF)

The AA – which research found recently to be the UK’s most trusted brand – has launched a conveyancing service in its first move since receiving an alternative business structure

Rob Hailstone June 24, 2014

Pinsent Masons is an example to others on how to make the most of a Twitter account (LF)

Firms were rated according to the frequency they updated Twitter content, their willingness to engage in dialogue, their use of images and video, and their consistency of tweeting.

Rob Hailstone June 24, 2014