Solicitors took on new specialisms in the public law field.
Many buyers are now taking legal action in Cyprus, claiming they were mis-sold mortgages and misled by developers and solicitors.
The solicitors who are still in business quite simply won't have the time, money or expertise to prepare cases properly".
The largest demonstration will be outside parliament where barristers and solicitors – many in wigs and gowns – will assemble and then march on the Ministry of Justice to hand in a modern copy of the Magna Carta, the 13th-century charter which first imposed legal restraints on executive power.
Under current planning law, non-AVC pubs usually have what are known as permitted development rights, meaning they can be converted into Tesco Metros or solicitors' offices without planning permission from the local authority.
Can it be long before solicitors start posting flyers through your door: "Have you been injured in a diabolo incident that wasn't your fault?
The North Kensington centre organised solicitors to provide a round-the-clock police station advice service, to the surprise and often the chagrin of the local cops.
Over time a great number of brilliant, diverse solicitors and barristers brought passion and relevant experience to their profession.
But in depressed areas there were few solicitors willing to take part.
Already some solicitors are offering cheap legal representation for cheap rates of pay.
I did not always have the benefit of solicitors and barristers – I simply could not afford it – and was often up late at night working on statements, trawling through seemingly endless papers and documents.
