Lots of people feel wary about using solicitors, considering them to be too expensive (and a bit pompous), so it is perhaps worth having a post on this blog giving the reasons why using a solicitor is … [Read more...]
Housing law reform and legal aid
There have been a lot of announcements recently from the government about housing law reform, and what they intend to do in the private rented sector. Whether any of these proposals will actually … [Read more...]
Can agents ever sign possession claims?
We all know, or those of us who do possession proceedings know, that only the landlord (the claimant) or his solicitor can sign the court paperwork for issuing a county court claim for possession. … [Read more...]
Becoming a lawyer
Like many people I suspect, I was concerned to read the recent BBC report about glass ceilings which, the report said, means that "top professions such as medicine and law are increasingly being … [Read more...]
The Law Bazaar
If you are looking for a lawyer, there is a new option available now. This is the Law Bazaar (reported by the Guardian here). Set up by solicitor Costas Andrea, fed up with the huge sums made by … [Read more...]
Susskind – the end of lawyers?
I have just listened to an interesting webcast of an interview of Richard Susskind here. Susskind is promoting his new book, The End of Lawyers?: Rethinking the nature of legal services, having … [Read more...]