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Legal aid changes will save less than predicted says report

By Hannah Perry, Associate, Advoca department, a Specialist Child and Domestic Abuse Law division of Lyons Davidson A report commissioned by the Law Society of England & Wales entitled Unintended Consequences: The Cost of the Government’s Legal Aid Reforms has … Continue reading

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MASS Annual Conference 2011: An Overview

By Victoria Leaker, Solicitor, Insurance Litigation: Defendant Department It is certainly all change in the world of Road Traffic Personal Injury Law, a subject that dominated the main discussions at this year’s Motor Accident Solicitors Society (MASS) Annual Conference on 11 … Continue reading

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Changes to legal aid will cut deep into family law provision

By Iona Phillips, Principal Associate and Group Leader of Advoca, a Specialist Child and Domestic Abuse Law division of Lyons Davidson Part of the government’s well-publicised plan to make massive spending cuts is a proposed saving of £350m from the … Continue reading

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