Legal Services Commission

Legal Services Commission
Author: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Committee of Public Accounts
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2007-10-16
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780215036384

Family disputes that are resolved through mediation are cheaper, quicker and, according to academic research, less acrimonious than those that are settled through the courts. Despite these advantages, only some 20 per cent of people who are funded by legal aid for family breakdown cases (excluding those involving domestic violence) currently opt for mediation. Following on from a NAO report on this topic (HCP 256, session 2006-07; ISBN 9780102944525), the Committee's report examines the shortcomings of the current system for referring clients to mediation, and the actions the Legal Services Commission has in train to increase referrals to and take-up of mediation services, to improve the quality of mediation offered, and to strengthen the Commission's oversight of solicitors and mediation providers.

Model Rules of Professional Conduct

Model Rules of Professional Conduct
Author: American Bar Association. House of Delegates
Publisher: American Bar Association
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2007
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781590318737

The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.

Causes of Action

Causes of Action
Author: Pascoe Pleasence
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2006-03-23
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780117022843

Civil law provides a framework within which people conduct their daily lives, and civil court cases often relate to problems that affect people's basic life opportunities and well-being. This is the 2nd edition of this publication which sets out the key findings of surveys conducted in England and Wales in 2001 and 2004, the most extensive of its kind so far, undertaken to examine people's experiences of civil law problems, including exploring social, economic and health consequences. Issues discussed include: the links between the civil justice system, crime and social exclusion, the relatively infrequent use of formal legal processes, and the obstacles that can prevent problems being resolved.

English Legal System Directions

English Legal System Directions
Author: Steve Wilson
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 475
Release: 2011-06-30
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0199592241

English Legal System Directions is written in an engaging and accessible style, with an emphasis on explaining the key principles of the English legal system with clarity. Using clear language and contemporary examples, the book includes helpful learning features to guide students through the material in a lively, interesting and informative way.

Alternative Perspectives on Lawyers and Legal Ethics

Alternative Perspectives on Lawyers and Legal Ethics
Author: Reid Mortensen
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2010-09-13
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1136937412

The study of legal ethics and the legal profession has emerged as a distinct and important field of scholarship over the years. This book offers contemporary and non-mainstream perspectives on the shape of the legal profession. It examines how the public sees lawyers and how lawyers see their own profession.

Reaching Further

Reaching Further
Author: Legal Services Research Centre
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2009
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780117067240

This edited collection brings together a selection of papers originally presented at the Legal Services Research Centre's seventh international research conference held at the Royal Naval Academy, Greenwich, London, 18 - 20 June 2008. The papers, drawn from three continents, shed light on how major legal aid jusrisdictions are facing the challenge of providing, shaping and extending the reach of legal aid in the face of increasing pressure on resources. The papers give an insight into the role of research in the development of legal aid and are linked in their focus on innovations: from schemes to encourage the next generation of legal aid lawyers, to services built around needs of users and communities, to methods for ensuring quality of services and mechanisms to deliver services for, and engage, "hard-to-reach" and disadvantaged groups.

English Legal System

English Legal System
Author: Helen Rutherford
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 759
Release: 2022
Genre: Justice, Administration of
ISBN: 0192858858

How does the English legal system work? How does it affect everyday life? How well does it achieve its aims?Addressing these questions and more, English Legal System provides students with the fundamental knowledge they need to approach the subject with confidence. Packed with questions, case studies and examples, this book takes students on a journey, inviting them to read, understand, see the law inpractice, and think for themselves.The strongest foundation for students at the start of their study of law. This is a clear, complete, and contextualized account of the English legal system and an essential guide.Digital formats and resourcesThe fifth edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats, and is supported by online resources.- The enhanced ebook offers a mobile experience and convenient access along with embedded self-assessment activities and multi-media content to offer a fully immersive experience and extra learning support: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks http://www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks- The study tools that enhance the ebook are available as stand-alone resources for use alongside the print book.- These online resources include multiple choice questions, matching activities, guidance on reading cases, links to useful websites and third-party videos, as well as newly-made author videos. Lecturers can also access the figures from the book for use in their teaching.

Commonwealth Caribbean Constitutional Law

Commonwealth Caribbean Constitutional Law
Author: Gilbert Kodilinye
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 399
Release: 1999
Genre: Civil procedure
ISBN: 1135338051

This book includes the reforms proposed by the various Caribbean Commissions since 1985, making it a comprehensive guide to constitutional law in the Caribbean. It outlines sources of the law and developing changes in the doctrine of sovereignty of Parliament and the Conventions of the Constitution as well as in the role of the Public Service. There is also an expanded commentary on the Caribbean judiciary in which special reference is made to the proposed Caribbean Court of Justice.Caribbean Constitutional Law will be valuable to students of law and political science and practitione.

Legal Services and Procedure

Legal Services and Procedure
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Publisher:
Total Pages: 36
Release: 1956
Genre: Administrative procedure
ISBN: