Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. Chairman Embarks on 'Bailout' Tour.
Dallas, Texas First Stop on Feb. 7 ADA, Okla., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Citing a flailing economy and the 24-hour negative news reporting it has generated, Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. Founder, Chairman & CEO Harland Stonecipher has announced he will begin a 'North America Bailout Tour' beginning...

Poor Texans May Lose Legal Aid Services Due to Funding Crisis.
Texas Access to Justice Commission, Texas Access to Justice Foundation and Supreme Court of Texas Announce Funding Shortfall and Possible Remedies AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The Texas Access to Justice Commission, Texas Access to Justice Foundation and the Texas Supreme Court hosted a news conference...

Amendments to the Commonwealth's legal services directions: Part 2.
Key Point The key change following this second wave of reforms concerns the common tender package. The first wave of reforms to the way the Commonwealth purchases its legal services were implemented on 1 July 2008. As we discussed in our earlier article, those amendments...

Amendments To The Commonwealth Legal Services Directions And The New NSW Model Litigant Policy.
Key Point Just as the Commonwealth Government has implemented phase one of its revamp of the Legal Services Directions 2005, the NSW Government has introduced its own model litigant policy. On 23 May 2008, the Attorney-General, the Hon Robert McClelland MP, announced the Rudd Government's...

Supreme Court of Texas to Hear Testimony Regarding Civil Legal Services in Texas.
Texas Access to Justice Commission and Others to Provide Status Update to Court AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The Supreme Court of Texas will hold a public hearing on Dec. 10, 2008 (rescheduled from Sept. 11) regarding the status of civil legal services in Texas. The...

Spectrum Gaming Group Announces Hiring of Director of Legal and Regulatory Services.
LINWOOD, N.J., Jan. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Spectrum Gaming Group, responding to the growing global demand for its independent research and professional services, today announced the hiring of Steven Ingis as Director of Legal and Regulatory Services. Ingis is an attorney with 26 years of experience in casino...

Natural Disasters, Poverty Squeeze Resources for Free Civil Legal Services in Texas.
Texas Access to Justice Commission, Others Report to the Supreme Court of Texas on the Status of Legal Aid AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Natural disasters such as Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Ike and a rise in poverty continue to strain resources for providing free civil...

PAO offers free legal services to senior citizens.
Under Republic Act 9257, otherwise known as the Expanded Senior Citizens Act, senior citizens can avail of 20 percent discount from all establishments relative to the utilization of services in hotels, restaurants, recreation centers, and purchase of medicines. However, DSWD 7 in charge for Senior Citizens Shalaine...

Foreign cos may get entry into legal services.
NEW DELHI: Opening up of legal services for foreign players could be on the cards. The government has begun consultations on the issue with the Indian stake-holders, Law Minister HR Bharadwaj said on Tuesday. He said efforts would be made to build a consensus and assured the...

Professional Practices Survey 2008/09 - Deregulation Of The Legal Sector.
One year after the Legal Services Act was introduced, interest in raising external finance continues to grow. Giles Murphy assesses the likely impact on the legal sector. Following the introduction of the Legal Services Act (the Act), we used our annual professional practices survey to explore how...