All articles by Catherine Baksi – Page 24
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London criminal solicitors back slow market consolidation
The London Criminal Courts Solicitors Association (LCCSA) will, however, oppose suggested change to the duty solicitor scheme.
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NewsMoJ calls in police over Serco fraud claims
The Ministry of Justice has called in the police to investigate alleged fraud in the management of its £285m prisoner escort contract.
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NewsFirm money could help plug aid gap
Low Commission report calls for a £100m 10-year national advice and legal support fund.
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Solicitor 'told to stay single' settles discrimination claim
Kate Baker, formerly of Follett Stock, alleged she was sacked after beginning a relationship.
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NewsGrayling refuses to delay legal aid cuts
The justice secretary has indicated that he will press on with ‘far-reaching’ legal aid cuts, ignoring pleas from MPs, peers and the Law Society.
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NewsFamily judge criticises reliance on free representation
The president of the Family Division has criticised a legal aid regime that left a mother who faced jail reliant on her lawyers’ willingness to act for free.
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Solicitors to be balloted on crime proposals
The London Criminal Courts Solicitors Association (LCCSA) is to ballot members on how it should respond to proposed alternatives to the government’s planned shake-up of criminal legal aid
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Prosecutors need training in maturity, says charity
All prosecutors, defence lawyers and police should be given training about assessing the maturity of offenders
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NewsHigh Court refers firm to SRA after contempt ruling
The High Court has referred an east London firm to the Solicitors Regulation Authority after finding its senior partner in contempt of court.
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NewsLSB approves new rules for conveyancing referral fees
The Legal Services Board has granted an application by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers to alter the rules on referral arrangements in conveyancing work.
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NewsDPP to review ‘predatory’ abuse case
The director of public prosecutions today started a review into a case in which a 13-year-old sexual abuse victim was described as ‘predatory’ by a prosecutor
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NewsList of approved judges for child abuse cases
Rules governing how serious sex cases and proceedings involving vulnerable witnesses are heard will be tightened up.
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Criminal defence firm closes its doors
A leading criminal defence firm has applied to go into voluntary administration, sparking fears that other firms will follow suit.
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Instructions rise at Countrywide
Instructions and profits rose at one of the country’s largest volume conveyancers over the last six months, according to its interim financial report published today.
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Negligent advice award for coal miner
Thousands of claims by sick miners for negligent compensation advice could hit the courts, a solicitor representing the first victim of negligent advice to have his case decided has warned. Robert Godfrey, partner and head of professional negligence at Oldham firm Mellor Hargreaves, represented former coal miner Ronald Barnaby, who ...
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NewsCharity sets up its own law practice
A Leicester charity has become the first such not-for-profit organisation to set up and own a law firm.
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Advocacy quality scheme gets final go-ahead
The Legal Services Board today gave the final go-ahead to the controversial Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates, citing poor standards of advocacy to justify its introduction.
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Courts staff to strike this afternoon
Courts staff will strike this afternoon over government plans to privatise the collection of fines, the Public and Commercial Services union said.
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NewsRetired appeal judge slams ‘substandard’ aid cuts
Government proposals to restrict legal aid for judicial review will turn the clock back 50 years and perpetrate ‘significant and damaging injustice'
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Legal aid: ‘justice is ours’
Serious miscarriages of justice will go uncorrected if the government pushes through planned legal aid cuts, a demonstration outside London’s Old Bailey heard.