Guest posts

Use the links below to access guest posts that were featured in recent newsletters.

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September 2024

Davina Patel, Senior Development Officer, The Access to Justice Foundation

Making pro bono costs count

August 2024 Professor Carl Stychin, Independent Education Adviser to the CLSB

The role of regulation in legal training

June 2024 Professor Steven Vaughan, UCL; Professor Richard Moorhead, University of Exeter; Kenta Tsuda, UCL

Professional ethics and the rule of law

May 2024 Lori Frecker, Director of Policy, CLSB Making Costs Lawyers eligible for judicial roles
March 2024 Jack Ridgway, Chair of the Association of Costs Lawyers The Association of Costs Lawyers
December 2023 Antony Smith, Founder, Legal Project Management Limited Enhancing your skills with legal project management
October 2023 Kerry Gilsenan, Regulatory Policy Manager, Legal Services Board

Using diversity data to help Costs Lawyers thrive

July 2023 Madeleine Jenness, Head of Education, ACL Training The new Costs Lawyer Professional Qualification
June 2023 Andrew Harvey, non-executive director, CLSB The role of regulation in public protection
April 2023 Jacqui Connelly, Operations Director, CLSB Changes to Qualifying Experience
March 2023 Elizabeth Rimmer, CEO, LawCare

The latest from LawCare

December 2022 Paul McFadden, Chief Ombudsman, Legal Ombudsman Changes to the Legal Ombudsman’s Scheme Rules
October 2022 Jack Ridgway, Chair of the Association of Costs Lawyers A vision for the costs community
August 2022 Professor Dominic Regan, legal trainer The importance of keeping knowledge up to date
June 2022 Stephanie Wheeler, development coach and writer Treating yourself with kindness
May 2022 Elizabeth Rimmer, CEO, LawCare Loneliness in law
March 2022 Paul McFadden, Chief Ombudsman, Legal Ombudsman

Reducing complaints from clients

February 2022 Lynne Squires, Development Director at The Access to Justice Foundation Pro bono costs orders
December 2021 George McDonald, Barrister, 4 New Square Chambers Professionalism in costs advocacy
November 2021 Chris Owen, National Pro Bono Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright Australia

The benefits of pro bono work

October 2021 Rt Hon David Heath CBE, Chair of the CLSB Innovation in legal services
July 2021 Ruth Ormston and Tessa Hollingsworth, Mindfulness in Law Group Mindfulness for lawyers
June 2021 Steve Pearson, Deputy Chief Ombudsman at the Legal Ombudsman Good complaint handling
April 2021 Raphael Mokades, Managing Director of Rare Recruiting for diversity
March 2021 Steve Brooker, Head of Policy Development at the Legal Services Board A strategy for reshaping legal services
January 2021 Crispin Passmore, Passmore Consulting Impact of the Legal Services Act 2007
December 2020 Paul Kellaway, Assistant Director at the Competition and Markets Authority Legal market dynamics
October 2020 Professor Debbie Foster and Dr Natasha Hirst, Cardiff Business School Being a lawyer with a disability
September 2020 Elisabeth Davies, Chair of the Office for Legal Complaints Clear pricing information
July 2020 Elizabeth Rimmer, CEO, LawCare Emotional competence
June 2020 Kate Gallafent QC, Blackstone Chambers Diversity and inclusion