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Authorities set to trim law firm fees

Local government spending on law firms and barristers has fallen by 10% in the last year, according to new research by Thomson Reuters.

By Jamie Hailstone | 10 September 2015

Local government spending on law firms and barristers has fallen by 10% in the last year, according to new research by Thomson Reuters.

Figures released by the law firm showed that councils in the UK spent £156m on external legal services in 2013/14, compared to £174m in the previous year.

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