The Australian approach – another angle

A comparison of statutory safeguards for lawyers' independence

Constitution reform now a priority

Proposals are about to go to consultation - look out for the next e-bulletin

The legal landscape – looking with new eyes

In an address delivered at Said Business School, Oxford, the LSEW President reviews the changes in England & Wales under the Legal Services Act, and questions whether the balance in the fragile legal "ecosystem" has been disturbed

Pro bono needs a conversion of hearts

Proposal for compulsion likely to be counterproductive

Cards on the table

Time to put the ball in the Parliament's court

Guarantee Fund: a reply

Convener assures solicitors that the fund is not vulnerable to a catastrophic claim

Guarantee Fund: whose benefit?

Does ABS not mean a blank cheque against default in the biggest transactions?

The choice for the profession

Society's AGM motion is necessary to provide unity and a long term solution

The high street's concerns

How will our clients - especially the poorest - be looked after in a post-ABS world?

"Change is inevitable"

View from south of the border by the owner of a virtual law pracice

Open letter to the profession on Legal Services Act

Eight firms appeal to solicitors to support ABS proposals

SLAS briefing paper to MSPs

Paper explains Scottish Law Agents Society stance on ABS and professional independence