clair-government-response-consultation Sir Christopher Bellamy’s Legal Aid proposals (Criminal Legal Aid Independent Review) stated clearly that an immediate increase to Criminal Defence Fees of 15% was necessary to stabilise Criminal Defence firms and prevent a...
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LCCSA & CLSA TRAINING DAY 25TH APRIL 2022
Criminal Legal Aid – A Sustainable Future? LEGAL AID CONSULTATION SURVIVAL TRAINING Book online here Doors open 1.45pm Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL Further details here: LCCSA-CLSA-training-25April2022-A5-flyer-web
Guidance on undertaking advocacy during Criminal Bar Association ‘no returns’ action
https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Guidance-on-CBA-action.pdf https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/topics/criminal-justice/guidance-on-undertaking-advocacy-during-cba-no-returns-action?fbclid=IwAR3cqoUE74Xzc7rJmNWxgVMCSJtYTdm0fjFgGR5WePdU4EVNTo2TbTOSAa0
COVID-19 contingency response updates
COVID-19 contingency response updates Our COVID-19 contingency pages on GOV.UK are being updated as indicated below. We would appreciate it if you could communicate this to your members. Process restarts Amendments to end dates for live measures affecting numbered...
LCCSA & CLSA TRAINING DAY 25TH APRIL 2022
Criminal Legal Aid – A Sustainable Future? Doors open 1.45pm Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL For more details click here: LCCSA-CLSA-training-25April2022-A5-flyer-web
When is 15% not 15% ?
Click here to download (pdf) When the government announced that it was going to conduct an Independent Criminal Legal Aid Review there was the traditional, and well-earned scepticism around many in the profession who had experienced so many false dawns over their...
The Law Society Press Release – 29th March 2022
The Law Society Press Release - 29th March 2022 British justice is at risk after UK government assurances that its proposals on criminal legal aid funding matched the findings of an independent review turned out to be spin, the Law Society of England and Wales has...
Justice on the rocks after government overpromises and underdelivers on criminal legal aid
The Law Society Press Release - British justice is at risk after UK government assurances that its proposals on criminal legal aid funding matched the findings of an independent review turned out to be spin, the Law Society of England and Wales has warned. Sir...
Criminal legal aid lawyers are set for the biggest pay boost in a decade
Press release:From: Ministry of Justice Published 15 March 2022
Miscellaneous amendments to sentencing guidelines – response to the first annual consultation
The Sentencing Council will be making changes to a number of sentencing guidelines, following the Council’s first annual consultation on miscellaneous amendments . The changes are designed to bring greater clarity and consistency and reflect developments in...