News Archive

Evidence to the Justice Select Committee

Daniel Bonich, CLSA Chair, Kerry Morgan, CLSA Hon Secretary and Richard Miller head of Justice at the Law Society gave evidence this afternoon to the Justice Select Committee inquiring into Legal Aid....

Meeting of Criminal Legal Aid Contract Holders – Press Release

The position of criminal legal aid firms remains dire. Years after the commencement of the Criminal Legal Aid Review, and a year after the government-commissioned report recommended an immediate and minimum 15% increase in fees for solicitors firms as a bare minimum...

Meeting of firm owners – 8 November in Birmingham at 2pm

It was hugely enjoyable to meet up again at our annual conference last Friday, having not been able to meet since the Autumn on 2019. It was a really positive event with a number of great speakers. Jan Davies was hugely missed but we were able to pay our own tribute...

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...

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...

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’...

CLSA Statement on the CBA Strike Action

The Criminal Justice System is in crisis. The significant backlog of cases in the Magistrates and the Crown Court predated Covid-19 but has been exacerbated by it. The reduction of that backlog will require committed hard work by barristers, solicitors (both...