Palmers Solicitors Blog

Amidst the turbulent economic climate of the past six years, more and more people have found themselves falling into rent arrears.  According to the BBC, legal action for non-payments was enacted almost 49,000 times in the year 2013-14; a rise…

Once a beacon for stability, the legal sector has suffered in recent years against the backdrop of a global recession, and a series of high-profile failures have left creditors out of pocket, marking a dip in lender confidence.  Yorkshire Bank,…

The chairman of the Legal Services Board (LSB), Sir Michael Pitt, has called on the regulators to reduce the cost of legal services to meet the needs of small businesses and people who are not eligible for legal aid.

Last year the number of prosecutions for stalking and harassment in England and Wales rose to 10,535 – up 20% on the previous year.

Shadow Business Secretary, Chuka Umunna, has said Labour will reform the employment tribunal system if elected at the next general election – but stopped short at saying the party would completely do away with fees.

A High Court hearing challenging the reforms to the legal aid service has opened with an attack on the Lord Chancellor, including accusations that he had been ‘personally involved’ in suppressing evidence against the cuts.

The Government has proposed a new system that requires claimant lawyers to check the claims history of potential clients before starting cases, in order to combat the growth in ‘crash-for-cash’ fraud.

The Government has proposed a new system that requires claimant lawyers to check the claims history of potential clients before starting cases, in order to combat the growth in ‘crash-for-cash’ fraud.

The provision of legal advice has been fragmented by cuts to legal aid, according to claims by leading practitioners giving evidence to members of an All Party Parliamentary Group on the subject.

The Chairman of the Legal Services Board (LSB), Sir Michael Pitt, has given some backing to the emergence of fee-charging advisors.