By Lucy Scott-Moncrieff (guardian.co.uk,) Solicitors are not going to sit back when welfare benefits and legal aid are withdrawn. We intend to challenge injustice in the courts. There is a link between the welfare reform bill and the legal aid, sentencing and punishment of offenders (Laspo) bill, and it is not simply the inspiring challenges that the Lords have made [...]
As legal aid is withdrawn, City firms could step in to fund litigation
December 17, 2011 By
By Neil Rose guardian.co.uk, Friday 16 December 2011 Third-party funding – where a disinterested backer takes on the financial risk – could help fill the gap, but there are reservations. It may seem strange to view litigation as an asset class, and certainly lawyers struggle with the idea, but for a growing group of investors that is [...]
Pannone launches ‘white label’ arm
April 25, 2011 By
Law firm Pannone has launched a 'white label' division to take advantage of the opportunities presented by the Legal Services Act. Affinity Solutions is teaming-up with firms in sectors ranging from retail and insurance to utilities and financial service. Affinity will work with the companies to provide ‘own label’ legal services, which is being made [...]
The Legal Services Act – Taking the law into your own hands
April 23, 2011 By
The claims management industry isn’t ready to take advantage of the forthcoming Legal Services Act as it isn’t fully aware of the opportunities it presents, according to event hosts Goldsmith Williams. Goldsmith Williams has announced it is to host an event that will explore how the claims sector can maximise the potential of new Alternative [...]
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