Paul 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
Read moreOn 4th October 2013 [ 18.00pm – 20.00pm ] Irwin Mitchell’s are Hosting a briefing from the Shadow Justice Secretary Sadiq Khan . This event is organised in conjunction with the Yorkshire Labour Party and circulated by the Law Society Regional Office . You will need to email John Grogan at [email protected] to secure your place . Full details are set
Read moreThe Law Society has now prepared a Response to the Government Consultation . The Response offers a radical formula for restructuring the market whilst avoiding Price Competitive Tendering The proposals have not met with universal agreement from the Profession however it at least does offer the Lord Chancellor a credible alternative .
Read moreThe Government is currently undertaking a consultation into Legal Aid for Crime , Prison Law and Judicial Review and Your Local Committee has been supporting Local Solicitors and the campaign to oppose the reforms . The Campaign has included a Petition at which has sought over 100,000 signatures to seek a Parliamentary Debate on the issue . The Consultation
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