Nine out of ten law firms ‘plan to quit’ civil legal aid (The Scotsman)
Nine out of ten law firms ‘plan to quit’ civil legal aid (The Scotsman)
THE future of civil legal aid in Scotland was thrown into doubt today by the publication of a survey showing nine out of ten law firms are so disillusioned with the system they are preparing to withdraw from all such cases over the next four years.
Shops face coughing up 2500 in underage smoking law blitz (The Scotsman)
SHOP owners will face a crackdown on the sale of cigarettes to underage customers from Monday when the legal age for buying tobacco rises from 16 to 18.
Nine out of ten law firms ‘plan to quit’ civil legal aid (The Scotsman)
THE future of civil legal aid in Scotland was thrown into doubt today by the publication of a survey showing nine out of ten law firms are so disillusioned with the system they are preparing to withdraw from all such cases over the next four years.
Legal aid scheme aims to cut cost (BBC News)
The States approve a proposal intended to cut down on legal aid costs in Guernsey.
Legal review ‘won’t mimic England’ (West Lothian Courier)
A shake-up of the legal profession will not see Scotland “blindly” follow English changes, justice secretary Kenny MacAskill has told lawyers. But he told delegates at a Law Society conference in Edinburgh, that it must embrace fresh business thinking.
Nine out of 10 law firms to drop civil legal aid (The Herald)
Nine out of 10 law firms offering civil legal aid work will drop the service within the next four years, a poll revealed yesterday. Most said they could no longer afford to do the work after reforms they claim have already turned huge swathes of Scotland into “advice deserts”.