Mackay proposes radical legal changes
- Title
- Mackay proposes radical legal changes
- Genre
- Interview
- TX Date
- 26 Jan 1989
- Year of production
- 1989
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- Duration
- 00:02:21
- Description
- Interview with Richard Gaskell, president of the Law Society, on proposals suggested by Lord Chancellor, Lord Mackay, for changes to the way the legal profession operates. In a series of consultative Green Papers, the Government will recommend an ending of the distinction between barristers and solicitors, support the concept of a no win, no fee payment system for lawyers, and allow banks and building societies to carry out conveyancing. The Law Society is welcoming new opportunities for solicitors. Male reporter not identified.
- Contributors
- Richard Gaskell
- Keywords
- Legal procedure; Parliamentary bills; Legal profession; Law reform; Barristers; Solicitors; Lawyers; Law Society; Conveyancing
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