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• Have barristers lulled themselves into a false sense of superiority?
  Posted on April 24, 2012 by Louise Restell
  The Legal Futures conference yesterday was refreshing in many respects. Hearing from people who are actually making the future of legal services is such a welcome change from the years I have spent talking about liberalisation of the market to, frankly, unreconstructed Luddites. But, and there is always a but, there was one keynote speaker who reminded me we are certainly not all there yet.
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  Posted in: Legal services
  Tagged: Bar Council, Bar Standards Board, Baroness Deech, barristers, BSB, ILEX, legal executives, Legal Futures conference, solicitors
• Whatever happened to the big bang?
  Posted on April 5, 2012 by Louise Restell
  As if the disappearance of Spring and the return to a distinctly chilly feel wasn’t enough to dampen my spirits, just a cursory glance at the news in the last week has left me feeling a bit depressed: secret courts, government snooping proposals, a 15-year old killing his mother with a hammer, even ‘pastygate’ and the hosepipe ban. There’s not a lot to be cheery about.
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  Posted in: Legal services
  Tagged: ABS, BSB, lawyers, Legal Ombudsman, legal services, LeO, LSB, public legal education, SRA
• CPD: Time to think outside the box
  Posted on March 20, 2012 by Louise Restell
  As I am not qualified to do anything much, I have never had to worry about continuing professional development (CPD). Nonetheless, I would like to think that I do take some time to ensure I am up to date in the latest developments in whatever it is that I do. Which is obviously good for my clients.
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  Posted in: Legal services
  Tagged: BSB, continuing professional development, CPD, lawyers, OFR, outcomes-focused regulation, regulation