“Special bodies – including not-for profit agencies and community interest companies –
providing reserved legal activities will not become licensed under the Legal Services Act 2007
until at least April 2015, the LSB confirms today [5 December].”
Full story (PDF)
Legal Services Board, 5th December 2012
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
“Not-for-profit groups should be allowed to charge for provision of legal services, the Legal Services Board has said.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 6th December 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“An independent commission is being launched on Monday to examine how to cope with deep cuts to legal aid at a time of complex benefits reforms. The Low Commission, named after its chairman, Lord Low, will hold its first public meeting this week as law centres and Citizens Advice centres across the UK begin turning away those seeking advice.”
The Guardian, 3rd December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Mr Justice Ryder is interviewed by Zimran Samuel, barrister, of 9 St John Street Chambers about the modernisation of the family justice system.”
Family Law Week, 29th November 2012
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
“” It is a pleasure to be here this evening to deliver the LCLCBA’s annual lecture. It is some time now since I was the chairman of the Association and I am glad to see that under the chairmanship of Michael Kent QC it continues to go from strength to strength. The role played in the development of the profession, and the interests of their members, of specialist Bar Associations, such as the LCLCBA is of immense importance and will continue to be so. I should emphasise that the views I express are my own; I do not purport to speak for the judiciary more generally…”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 22nd November 2012
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“In case you missed the memo, legal services are changing. You no longer need to be a lawyer to own a law firm, which means legal advice has become an exciting new commodity for big-brand employers.”
The Guardian, 12th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Next April represents a seismic shift in the legal aid world. It’s not only the LASPO cuts but the Legal Services Commission is going to be subsumed into the Ministry of Justice. Jon Robins speaks to Hugh Barrett, director of legal aid commissioning and contract management at the LSC.”
LegalVoice, 7th November 2012
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
“Today, I am at 6 Bedford Square, the former home of Lord Eldon, Lord Chancellor, talking with Professor Gary Slapper, Director of NYU in London. We discuss the pervasiveness of law in our lives and the foundation and structure of the law of England & Wales. The intention is to provide an overview of the system for non-lawyers to set the scene for the remainder of the tour.”
Charon QC, 6th November 2012
Source: www.charonqcuklawtour.com
“Since 1st October 2012, the LSC has been refusing applications for prior authority for experts if their fees are set within the codified rate [ as per the Community Legal Service (Funding) (Ammendment No.2) Order 2011]. However there is an exception – that is if the hours requested by the expert are ‘unusually large’. So the question for practioners is what constitutes an ‘unusually large’ amount of hours ? The odds are that if, for instance, you are instructing a psychologist for a bog standard cognitive assessment of a parent, then the hours are likely to be very much the same across the board. But as soon as any form of complexity creeps in, then how long the assessment / report takes to complete begins to vary. And when you get to Independent Social Workers, what is the ‘norm’ for the LSC and the ‘norm’ for the Independent Social Worker seem continents apart.”
Garden Court Family Law Blog, 31st October 2012
Source: www.gcfamily.wordpress.com
Market impacts of the Legal Services Act 2007 – Baseline Report (Final) 2012 (PDF)
Legal Services Board, 25th October 2012
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
Getting the Incentives Right (PDF)
Speech by Chris Kenny, Chief Executive, Legal Services Board
Westminster Legal Policy Forum, 18th October 2012
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
Evaluation: How can we measure access to justice for individual consumers? (PDF)
Presentation made by LSB Research Project Manager at the LSRC conference.
Legal Services Board, September 2012
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
Presentation made by LSB Head of Development and Research at the LSRC conference
Legal Services Board, September 2012
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
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