“Solicitor advocates have made a final effort to stop a scheme that will see judges evaluating their competence, which they claim would discriminate against solicitors.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 8th July 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The furore over the cross-examination of Milly Dowler’s parents has placed advocacy in the courts under a fierce spotlight. Putting the rights and wrongs of the Dowler case to one side, the public debate has probably come at a good time for the Joint Advocacy Group (JAG), which will shortly introduce a controversial quality assurance scheme for advocates (QASA) working in criminal law.”
The Guardian, 1st July 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Many professionals – including City law firm partners – now face performance assessments by their peers. Some judges think they should have them, too.”
The Times, 27th September 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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