“Hundreds, some wearing wigs and gowns, demonstrate against justice secretary’s plans, which they say undermine UK justice.”
The Guardian, 22nd May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Representatives of the Law Society and the Bar Council have joined forces with wider practitioner bodies to oppose the Ministry of Justice Consultation on proposed savage cuts to the funding of the Criminal Legal Aid Budget, the introduction of Price Competitive Tendering and other changes to the criminal justice system.”
The Bar Council, 14th May 2013
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“Now top legal talent will find the prospect of working in criminal courts less attractive.”
The Independent, 14th May 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Recently an article in the Guardian described family law as a ‘time-consuming and morally shadowy activity’ and suggested that family lawyers ‘sleep in a bed that has been paid for by the unhappiness of others’. This was an article on ‘gold diggers’, a group hardly representative of the general population. But if ever a profession needed good PR, it’s family lawyers. The legal profession as a whole gets a pretty bad press, making it a fairly easy task for the government to promote other methods of obtaining legal advice and dispute resolution, as if entering the office of a lawyer who works with individual clients is something to be avoided, an easy way to empty your wallet with no obvious benefits.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 14th May 2013
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
“The director of public prosecutions, Keir Starmer QC, is to stand down after five years in the high-pressure legal post.”
The Guardian, 24th April 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The LexisNexis Bellwether Report, Survive or Thrive?, takes the temperature of independent lawyers, sole practitioners and owner/lawyers in smaller law firms, to see how they are dealing with the current financial, regulatory and legal climate.”
Legal Week, 17th April 2013
Source: www.legalweek.com
“David Wolfe QC of Matrix Chambers argues that the Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates (QASA) is a necessary step to assure the competence of criminal advocates and answers the main criticisms levelled by its opponents.”
Legal Futures, 9th April 2013
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
“Nearly one in three civil legal aid practitioners reckon the LASPO cuts leave them at risk of redundancy. A report drawing on an on-line survey of 674 individuals working in legal aid found that almost two-thirds of specialist advisers felt at risk of redundancy (63.4%) and almost half of those fearing redundancy (44.8%) had more than 10 years’ experience.”
Legal Voice, 5th April 2013
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
“Disputes lawyers across the market have broadly welcomed the Jackson Reforms, which come into force today, saying they will ease the burden created by disclosure.”
The Lawyer, 1st April 2013
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“So here we are at last, nearly five years since the then Master of the Rolls, Lord Clarke, announced his intention to launch what turned out to be the Jackson review (a story I broke, if I can be allowed the immodesty of mentioning it). It has certainly had its ups and downs since then, the biggest up undoubtedly being the 2010 election result, without which Sir Rupert’s report may well still be lying in the long grass.”
Litigation Futures, 2nd April 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
“Under Chris Grayling’s plans, lawyers will become unit-shifters employed by large corporations.”
The Guardian, 1st April 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“We urgently need up to date research on gender and equality pay within the legal sector, say LSB.”
The Guardian, 20th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Family Mediation Council’s Professional Practice Consultants Conference 2013, speech by Lord McNally, 14th March 2013.”
Ministry of Justice, 14th March 2013
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
