MOJ

• Knowing the price of everything and the value of nothing
  Posted on May 2, 2012 by Louise Restell
  And so the legal aid bill has ended its ignominious passage through Parliament and received Royal Assent. It is, without a doubt, one of the most controversial pieces of legislation to come out of this most controversial of governments and will, also without a doubt, eviscerate the legal aid system.
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  Posted in: Legal aid
  Tagged: Citizens Advice, LASPO, legal aid, MOJ
• Why the government is really banning referral fees (clue, it's not for consumers)
  Posted on September 12, 2011 by Louise Restell
  Since the government’s wholly unsurprising announcement that it is banning referral fees I have been wondering what I can write about this that hasn’t already been said (including by me in an earlier post). I’m certainly not going to attempt to explain the impact it will have on personal injury lawyers and claimants because I am not sure I really know.
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  Posted in: Legal aid, Legal services
  Tagged: claims management companies, compensation, compensation culture, consumers, insurance, insurers, law society, legal aid, legal aid cuts, LSB, MOJ, OFT, referral fees