‘One of Britain’s first black female judges has avoided paying thousands of pounds after her trial for lying to police investigating the Chris Huhne speeding points scandal.’
The Guardian, 27th July 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘he bar has called for an independent review of advocacy in family law, over ‘a growing concern’ that an increase in the number of solicitors in conduct hearings has led to a decline in standards and ‘unjust’ outcomes.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 20th July 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Paid McKenzie friends should not be allowed to speak in court, the Bar Council has said, responding to “serious concerns” about the negative impact they can have on the administration of justice.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 20th July 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Direct access barristers at a virtual chambers are offering advice through “video surgeries” in a bid to become the first port of call for legal services.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 201th July 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Criminal barristers in England and Wales have voted for industrial action to support solicitors taking action over government cuts to legal aid.’
BBC News, 15th July 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘There will a review of the Legal Services Act 2007 during this Parliament, the Lord Chancellor Michael Gove announced today.’
Legal Futures, 15th July 2015
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has strongly criticised the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC), while remaining tight-lipped as to whether it should be scrapped.’
Legal Futures, 13th July 2015
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Solicitors must come to terms with more competition from the bar, the chief executive of the Bar Council has told the Gazette, as the body ramps up support for barristers who want to take instructions direct from the public.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 13th July 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Future barristers may be able to achieve their career aspirations by a number of different, more flexible pathways if some of the approaches being considered by the Bar Standards Board (BSB) are implemented.’
Bar Standards Board, 10th July 2015
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
‘The lord chancellor is to crack down on the banned practice of referral fees in criminal proceedings.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 9th July 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A mature Bar student has lost a judicial review against the Bar Standards Board (BSB) after a two-time failure to pass a single module on opinion writing meant he in turn failed the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) and would have to take entire course again before moving onto pupillage.’
Full story
Legal Futures, 8th July 2015
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘One of Britain’s first black female judges, who was jailed for lying to police investigating the Chris Huhne speeding points scandal, has lost an appeal against her conviction.’
The Guardian, 8th July 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Findings from the largest ever study of innovation in the legal sector, commissioned by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and the Legal Services Board (LSB), suggest that legal professionals ,including solicitors and barristers, are becoming more innovative in the organisation and management of their business.’
Full story
Legal Services Board, 7th July 2015
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
‘In an open consultation, launched today, the bar regulator is seeking views on proposals to reform the disciplinary tribunal system.’
Bar Standards Board, 7th July 2015
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
‘Magistrates courts and police stations across England and Wales could face “absolute chaos” as the effects of a widespread boycott of new legal aid work kicks in.’
The Independent, 30th June 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Regina (Lumsdon and others) v Legal Services Board [2015] UKSC 41; [2015] WLR (D) 270
‘The decision of the Legal Services Board to approve the Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates (“QASA”), introduced by the regulators to assess the performance of criminal advocates in England and Wales, complied with the requirements of article 9 of Parliament and Council Directive 2006/123/EC and regulation 14 of the Provision of Services Regulations 2009 (SI 2009/2999), and was proportionate and lawful.’
WLR Daily, 24th June 2015
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
‘The Supreme Court has reminded us, in a tour de force by Lord Reed, that there is no such thing as one-stop proportionality. It varies between ECHR and EU law, and the tests of EU proportionality then vary according to the nature of the EU issue in play.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 27th June 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The “strike” by lawyers which threatens to bring chaos to the criminal justice system next week has received a substantial boost after the country’s biggest legal aid firms pledged to support the action.’
The Independent, 26th June 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Tom Crone, the lawyer responsible for the legal affairs of the News of the World during the height of the phone-hacking scandal, is being investigated by the barristers’ regulator.’
The Independent, 28th June 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Solicitors and barristers in Liverpool are threatening to refuse to handle any new criminal cases from 1 July, as lawyers across the country meet to coordinate protests against cuts in legal aid fees.’
The Guardian, 25th June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
