End of insolvency litigation exemption challenged

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 16th January 2015 14:56.

The proposed end of insolvency litigation’s exemption from the Legal Aid, Sentencing, and Punishment of Offenders Act (LAPSO) has been challenged by......

Lloyds TSB cashier who stole £30,000 from vulnerable customers

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 25th May 2014 20:12.

*including one who was blind and deaf is SPARED jail as judge says crimes were a 'cry for help'* * *Ms Earle worked at the Lloyds TSB bank...

There is one of you on here that does know that in about 2 weeks my sister has a "final/Goodbye" meeting with my two youngest nieces. It has been a long and winding and very painful process to go through and one which means that my perspective is highly and completely biased against this cruel...

Ex-bosses (HBOS) face calls for City bans

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 5th April 2013 10:08.

Financial regulators should consider banning three top HBOS bankers from future roles in the financial sector, an influential committee has said....

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Making a separate post for this as it is important to the ill and disabled members we have considering the Government onslaught being suffered by many.

Hope it is of use to you.

Lords defeat part of legal aid cuts

Peers reject draft...

Defence costs orders abolished for organisations

Defence costs orders abolished for organisations - Lexology



As part of the changes brought about by the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (the Act), from October 2012 Defence Costs Orders...

Human rights challenge to landlords

Human rights challenge to landlords - Lexology



Malik v Grow Heathrow (reported in The Guardian, 19.07.12)
According to Article 8(2) of the Human Rights Act 1998, public authorities must respect an individual’s...

An exception to Jackson: cause for concern



Part 2 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders (LASPO) Act 2012 contains the key "Jackson proposals". This includes abolition of recoverability of conditional fee agreement (CFA) success fees and after...

What does the future hold for legal aid in the post-LASPO world? - Lexology


What does the future hold for legal aid in the post-LASPO world?

This was the subject of the annual JUSTICE Tom Sargant memorial lecture given by Roger Smith OBE, Director of Justice, on Tuesday...

Facebook and banks behind flotation face lawsuit

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 23rd May 2012 16:48.

Facebook, its founder Mark Zuckerberg, and the banks leading its flotation are being sued by disgruntled shareholders. A writ, filed in a...
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After a 'fishing' letter from a DCA asking if I lived at a previous address around 6 weeks ago, I've now received a formal demand re an old credit card bill.

I was paying a nominal amount to the creditor for the last 10 yrs until they stopped taking money in January - I'd been paying...

just looked at the website of the preferred soliciters and think it could be usefull if paul could give people an idea as to the ins and outs of no win no fee it says on the website about disimbusmants and insurance etc i know all cases costs etc are diferant but just a general run down on how it works...

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Hi N.I.D ;Hi

Just wanted to say a huge thank you, for your guidance and support last week, I was panicking when I contacted you, only having 24 hours notice to prepare for the court case. Fear of the unknown is very intimidating. However, after your coaching re court set up, personal...