News About Legal Aid and the Government Proposals on Transforming Legal Aid
A Report has today been released from Oxford Economics which was commissioned by the Law Society and Practice groups such as the CSLA , LCCS , Big Firms Group and LAPG . This indicates that there had been a downward trend in Criminal Work and Spend . The result is that something in the region of £84 Million savings would
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Following on from its commitment at the SGM the National Law Society is to meet South Yorkshire Solicitors on 20th January . The Law Society has issued the following information : Dear Member, Following this year’s consultations and the recent SGM, we recognise that some members have felt that their views have not been sought and heeded to the extent
Read moreJohn Cooper QC presents the arguments over the cuts to legal aid and shows the facts the Government don’t want you to see Watch this excellent You Tube Video of the piece .
Read moreThe Bar Council proceeds tomorrow with its morning of action when members of the bar across the Country will be unavailable until 2pm . The action is intended to minimise disruption but equally make the point that enough is enough . The action is also being supported by Solicitors and South Yorkshire Solicitors have been invited to attend a meeting
Read morePaul Prior, a Barrister at 36 Bedford Row calls Upon Doncaster & District Law Society Members to support the fight to save Criminal Legal Aid I would be grateful if this email could be distributed to all of your members. I am emailing you to invite you to Sheffield Crown Court on 20/11/13 to take part in a group photograph
Read moreThe MOJ has now extended the period for consultation following clarifying a number of matters including the fact that certain figures included VAT and other expenses . The New Consultation can be accessed here : https://consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-communications/transforming-legal-aid-next-steps/consult_view The deadline is now 1st November . Essential to this is also a Survey into Duty Contracts by Andrew Otterburn and it is essential firms
Read moreThe second consultation by the Lord Chancellor closes by 18th October. We have less than 4 weeks to respond to a second version of the assault on our businesses / livelihoods. Dont be lulled into a false sense of security by the Headlines that PCT is dead, client choice is retained or that the Law Society has given
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New Law Society President Nick Fluck has written to all Local Law Societies concerning the announcement over legal aid . You can access his statement on the announcement and the Position of the Law Society by following the link below Presidents and Secretaries Local Law Societies Legal Aid 05 09 13
Read moreThe Lord Chancellor has given his long expected U-Turn on PCT but whilst PCT as a whole is now longer to happen the revised proposals are far from ending the idea of competition for contracts . There will now be 2 contracts . An own Client contract to preserve expertise and specialism together with a Duty Solicitor Contract which will
Read moreEarly Reports are now circulating in advance of tomorrows announcement indicating that there are to be some changes to the Governments current proposals . How significant those changes are will be a matter of pure speculation however in this Mornings Parliamentary Debate there was certainly an indication from a Government Minister that the responses to the consultation had been taken
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