‘Delays in prosecuting suspected criminals have hit a record 708 days for the average time it takes to go from offence to completion of a case.’
BBC News, 20th January 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The criminal bar could take direct action in April if the government fails to substantially increase legal aid funding by the end of March.’
Law Society's Gazette, 18th January 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The Criminal Bar Association is asking practitioners if they would be prepared to escalate action if the government fails to commit by Valentine’s Day to increasing legal aid funding.’
Law Society's Gazette, 10th January 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A costs judge has slashed the £110,000 brief fee sought by a claimant when his case settled nearly three weeks ahead of trial and before the QC had started preparing for it.’
Legal Futures, 7th January 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Advocates can use the word “respect” as “an implicit marker of disrespect” when addressing opposing counsel in court, academics have found.’
Legal Futures, 6th January 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘One of the only black female QCs in England and Wales has said the time has come for action and “no more talk” when it comes to tackling race inequality in the legal profession.’
The Guardian, 6th January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A lawyer and climate campaigner who leaked the result of a supreme court ruling on the Heathrow airport expansion has lost an appeal against a contempt of court finding.’
The Guardian, 20th December 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The court unanimously dismissed this appeal concerning whether the Supreme Court was wrong to decide that the appellant’s disclosure of the result of the Heathrow appeal, in breach of an embargo on the Court’s judgment, constituted a contempt of court. Furthermore, did the Court then wrongly impose a fine of £5,000 on the appellant, and wrongly order him to pay the respondent’s costs in the sum of £15,000?’
UKSC Blog, 20th December 2021
Source: ukscblog.com
‘A barrister who was disbarred after she was convicted for council tax fraud and found to have lied to an appellate court has lost a bid to continue practising pending an appeal.’
Law Society Gazette, 17th December 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A High Court judge has criticised the conduct of a hearing in which advocates spoke so quickly in court that the transcriber could no longer continue.’
Law Society's Gazette, 14th December 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Regulators of legal services must develop plans for “remedial action to address competence issues” among lawyers, according to a draft policy statement published today by the Legal Services Board (LSB).’
Legal Futures, 8th December 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The incoming chairman of the Bar Council said last night that he had been wrong to approach the issue of diversity at the Bar by trying to be “colour blind” and almost disregard it.’
Legal Futures, 8th December 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Hundreds more complaints about barristers were made over the last year, the regulator has revealed, with “dramatic increases” in reports alleging inappropriate social media use. In the period April 2020 to March 2021, the Bar Standards Board received 1,887 complaints, up by 29% from 1,460 the previous year.’
Law Society's Gazette, 1st December 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The number of reports about barristers’ conduct outside their professional lives continues to rise, the Bar Standards Board revealed yesterday.’
Legal Futures, 1st December 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Women, ethnic and other minorities and young people in the legal profession are most likely to suffer from depression, showing a link between wellbeing and issues of equality, diversity and inclusion, according to a high-level report.’
Legal Futures, 29th November 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A former barrister who received the first-ever life sentence for perverting the course of justice, over claims she made against another barrister, has won her appeal against sentence.’
Legal Futures, 29th November 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A former barrister who led the first strike at the England and Wales bar has said he “can’t see any alternative” to fresh industrial action in a dispute over legal aid fees.’
The Guardian, 22nd November 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The inability to find barristers to represent criminal defendants is an example of “chickens coming home to roost”, the lord chief justice has said.’
Law Society's Gazette, 18th November 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The evidence for abolishing the Bar course aptitude test (BCAT) is “compelling” as it has failed to achieve its purpose, the Legal Services Consumer Panel has said.’
Legal Futures, 17th November 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A leading QC has criticised NHS Resolution for “unacceptable” delays in settling one of the largest ever settlements in a clinical negligence case.’
Legal Futures, 16th November 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
