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Open Letter to The Rt Honourable Brandon Lewis
Criminal Law Solicitors’ Association National Conference Friday, 14th October 2022 – Mary Ward Conference Centre, London Dear Lord Chancellor Firstly, we congratulate you on your appointment to this important and historic role, which includes the heavy burden of...
SRA guidance amended – Professional duties during action taken by the Criminal Bar Association
The SRA has responded swiftly to concerns raised by the Law Society regarding its guidance relating to the duties of solicitors during the CBA strike. We were concerned about the guidance placing undue burdens on solicitors where Counsel is not available. The amended...
LEAP Legal Software
We are delighted to welcome LEAP, The Legal Practice Productivity Solution as our sponsorship partner. Through their innovative technology and commitment to ongoing development LEAP support criminal lawyers across the UK. A cloud-based platform, LEAP occupies a unique...
Sentencing Council: Publication of revised definitive terrorism offences guidelines
The Sentencing Council has today published, in accordance with section 120 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009, revised definitive guidelines to be used by the Crown Court and magistrates’ courts in England and Wales when sentencing terrorism offences. This follows...
CLSA Open Meeting – Friday 15th July 2022
The Bar strike action is now in its third week, and absent any change of heart on behalf of either the government or the CBA, it may last for some time. Meanwhile the Government have brought forward proposals based upon its response to the CLAR report. The...
Legal Aid dispute – CLSA Guide
As the dispute between barristers, solicitors and government over its failure to put Legal Aid and the Criminal Justice System in a sustainable footing continues and is escalated, clients and solicitors are being placed in a invidious position. Recent announcements by...
The immediate increase must be 15% across all cases
The CLSA note the intention of the Ministry of Justice to increase fees for work in the Magistrates Court and Police Station by 15% from the end of September. The proposal is that Litigator Graduated Fees, which represent the largest single category of most firms’...
Revised sentencing guidelines for burglary offences and child sexual offences come into effect on 1 July 2022
https://www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk/offences/crown-court/item/sexual-communication-with-a-child-effective-from-1-july-2022/ https://www.judiciary.uk/announcements/revised-sentencing-guidelines-for-child-sexual-offences-published/...