Blog July 2011
That Ethics Guy says thanks and goodbye...for now.
Neil Watt - Wed, 20/07/2011 - 12:08pm - 1 comments
Yes folks, after four years, two sets of conduct rules, hundreds of seminars and a lot of fun, it's time for me to hand over the QLS Centre for Lawyers' Ethics to others.
English Law Society: Referral fees "treat clients as commodities".
Neil Watt - Fri, 08/07/2011 - 11:30am - 1 comments
On Monday the 4th of July, as our American friends were celebrating Independence Day, the Law Council of England and Wales were addressing an issue that calls into question the independence of solicitors - referral fees.
Our colleagues in England & Wales have wrestled with this issue since the practice was allowed just a few years ago. It's all come to a head due to the practice of insurers’ charging referral fees to pass on personal injury cases to claimant lawyers.
