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Weekly round-up, w/c May 20

News Digest for week commencing 20 May 2013, by Emma Walker London Legal Support Trust raise money for legal advice sector with largest London Legal Walk to date: Monday saw 7,500 take to the streets of London to raise funds to enable the London...

 

‘We’re at the cliff edge now’

‘We’re at the cliff edge now’

‘Unity is our secret weapon’ was the key message that emerged from this week’s unprecedented meeting of 1,000 defence lawyers who voted unanimously backing a motion that price competitive tendering was ‘not the way forward’,...

 

PCT & Law Society course

I’ve heard of a number of solicitors and barristers expressing their dissatisfaction with The Law Society deciding to instruct DG Legal to deliver a course. This course is about campaigning against Price Competitive Tendering but also preparing...

 

On PCT

Thank you for inviting me to speak this afternoon. Over the course of the next ten minutes, I’ll cover what we, as a consultancy firm, think about the proposed PCT model and whether there are alternatives to PCT that would save significant...

 

Ladies and gentlemen the Bar is open…

Ladies and gentlemen the Bar is open…

The BSB’s recent application to the LSB for approval of a new handbook marks the continuation of a liberalisation agenda – bringing the Bar well and truly into the 21st century, after having, at least according to some, missed out the 20th...

 

Ministers ‘out of touch with voters’ on legal aid

Ministers ‘out of touch with voters’ on legal aid

Seven out of 10 people (71%) expressed concern that cuts to legal aid could lead to innocent people being convicted of crimes they did not commit. The poll, published today, reckoned that two-thirds (67%) of the British public agreed that legal...

 

Weekly round-up, w/c May 13

Weekly round-up, w/c May 13

News Digest for week commencing 13 May 2013 Criminal Lawyers meet with Justice Secretary to discuss tabled programme of reform: On Tuesday, 30 criminal lawyers representing the profession met with the Justice Secretary, Chris Grayling, in the...

 

The Necessity of Choice

The Necessity of Choice

The proposal in the PCT Consultation that client choice be removed in its entirety will result in a two tier system between the haves and the have nots. It is also in direct conflict with the aim of the Prime Minister and the original Carter...