Jack Straw, ‘friend of the disadvantaged and champion of justice’ has attacked firms engaged in the referral fee ‘racket’ during a meeting of the Transport Committee last week. Motorists are being fleeced of 2billion a year in unnecessary ins…

What price justice? What price fairness? What price independent legal advice? Perhaps a better question is what value should we place on qualified legal advice delivered by independent, professionally qualified and rigorously (in this country at l…

(Photo: UCATT) In a hard-hitting new report, UCATT, the Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians, has found that almost one in every five construction workers is now classified as ‘at risk’. Based on a review of the current enforcement…

(Photo: Alamy) Is it a good thing that banks and supermarkets are to be able to sell consumer legal services in England and Wales for the first time following a change in the law? Is it a good thing that bailed out banks and greedy discount retail…

Another insurance industry ‘compensation culture’ myth. Myth Most people who claim compensation for personal injury are just looking for a source of extra money in a recession – they should just ‘grin and bear it.’ For people read ‘the undeserving…