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Sentencing Council: Publication of response to its fifth annual miscellaneous amendments consultation
The Sentencing Council has today published a response to the fifth annual consultation on miscellaneous amendments to sentencing guidelines. The...
Law Society publishes new guidance for profession following Court of Appeal judgment in Mazur
Following the Court of Appeal’s judgment in The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEX) -v- Mazur & others, the Law Society of England and...
Zoe Gascoyne Receives an OBE for Services to Complex Tax Investigations
Past Chair of the CLSA, Zoe Gascoyne, was recently awarded an OBE in the King's Birthday Honours for services to complex tax investigations. Zoe was one of 1200 people from across the UK to receive an honour in the lastest list. Zoe works for the law enforcement side...
Urgent: Have Your Say on Criminal Legal Aid Fee Increases – Just Over One Week Left
Dear [Member/Colleague] A live consultation is currently underway on proposed fee increases for Criminal Legal Aid work – and there is just over a week left to respond. If you haven’t already done so, we strongly urge you to read the details below and submit a...
Publication of definitive ancillary orders guidance
The Sentencing Council has published a package of definitive ancillary orders guidance, covering 29 different types of order including matters such as compensation, criminal behaviour orders, football banning orders and restraining orders. During the development of...
Cyber Issues – LAA – Template Letter
We are aware that the ongoing issues with the LAA are now impacting hearings including those in the Crown Court. We are having regular meetings for updates with the LAA and are aware they are working on further contingencies. Until those are in place, we have prepared...
Sentencing Council: Publication of response to its fourth annual miscellaneous amendments consultation
The Sentencing Council has today published a response to the fourth annual consultation on miscellaneous amendments to sentencing guidelines. The response document sets out the changes that will be made to guidelines and can be found here. The majority of these...
LAA Data Breach
Update Friday 23rd May 2025 We continue to seek updates in relation to the data breach and will send updates when we have anything meaningful The Law Society have also been working hard on this and regularly update the link below....
Pre-Charge Bail Extension Application Forms
Pre-Charge Bail Extension Application Forms The Criminal Procedure Rule Committee has approved new versions of the pre-charge bail extension application forms for use in the case of persons arrested for a suspected offence on or after 28 October 2022. These are: •...
Legal aid consultation launches to deliver justice for victims
Press release: From: Ministry of Justice and Sarah Sackman KC MP Published 9 May 2025 Link to the consultation Thousands of victims across England and Wales stand to benefit as the Government launches a major consultation on criminal legal aid today (9 May)....