FOCUS OF THE DAY story: Alarm has been raised at a move by the government that appears to give the Jackson reforms retrospective effect. Radical changes to the no win, no fee system are due to come into force in April 2013 as part of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders bill. Full story - Law Gazette
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