Seconds out, Round 1 - Tesco Law v Brand Solicitor

I went to the trusty top right hand corner of my browser today and typed in the words "Tesco Law". I was sure there would be a Wiki article or perhaps a line from Tesco.

Nope on both counts.

There is an article from back in 2004 in 'The Independent' that says,

"Lord Falconer's notion of cheap and accessible legal advice, dubbed by the constitutional affairs secretary 'Tesco law', came a step closer when Britain's biggest supermarket chain obliged by launching its own online legal service."

BACK to the Good Old Days!

1999 was going to be the big bang in civil procedure. No more delays, court controls and simple procedures with costs being least of our problems as we grappled with the new way of doing things.

For those new to Civil law the National Law Society had quite a lot to say about the proposed changes. There was a great deal of concern that too many changes were taking place to areas of practise which appeared to most to be working very well!

THE INCIDENCE of asbestos related illness has been a talking point in legal and insurance circles for some time, and has long be talked of as a ticking bomb; but what is this all about?

Asbestos is a naturally occurring substance and comes in a variety of forms, but each share a common characteristic that their fibres are both small and sharp.

As a consequence, the human bodies ability to catch and expel these fibres, as it might to do with some dust, is extremely limited and many of the fibres find their way through, especially into the lungs and chest.

LAST week the Bar Standards Council announced the dramatic news that barristers will now be allowed to work in partnership with solicitors.

Could this mean the beginning of the end of a divided profession that goes back to the 16th Century?

Outside the law does anybody care?