All Advocacy articles – Page 9
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OpinionBar deal applies to just 0.1% of work
Agreement on VHCCs does nothing to aid majority of criminal bar, let alone solicitors.
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NewsPractitioner bodies berate ‘face-saving’ bar deal
Solicitor groups say the deal 'fails to address the silent crisis in a neglected system'.
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NewsBar and MoJ announce fee deal
Revised fixed fees will be paid on a case-by-case basis for VHCCs while plans to expand the PDS further are halted.
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News50% of chambers fail to comply with equality rules
A survey of 32 chambers carried out by the BSB revealed only six were fully compliant with the rules and 50% were not compliant.
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NewsBar regulator announces move into entity licensing
Publicly funded barristers will be able to set up structures that enable them to contract directly with the aid agency, taking control over work away from solicitors.
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NewsDoughty Street International to open in The Hague
The set will open a permanent office five minutes away from the International Court of Justice in September.
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NewsDate set for halted fraud trial
First Operation Cotton trial date scheduled as bar indicates a deal is close on fee cuts.
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NewsMishcon recruits former DPP
Sir Keir Starmer has joined Mishcon de Reya as a part-time consultant in its business crime group.
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NewsTrain all youth justice lawyers, says damning report
Cross-party group of MPs and peers calls for mandatory training for lawyers working in youth justice.
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NewsHalf of barristers trained to bypass solicitors from 2015
Clients will be able to instruct 50% of barristers directly without requiring a solicitor by next year, according to a bar-commissioned study.
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NewsPublic Defender Service adds three silks
The service now employs seven silks and 18 juniors, though ‘emergency measures’ have not materialised.
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NewsAdvocates at war as solicitors accuse bar of self-interest
Bar Council accused of pursuing a ‘narrow self-interested agenda’ in its response to Sir Bill Jeffrey’s advocacy review.
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NewsCriminal bar needs urgent reappraisal – Grayling reviewer
Sir Bill Jeffrey suggests graduate lawyers obtain their early experience in law firms and join a smaller, specialist criminal bar later.
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NewsRegulator suspends QASA registration as challenge rumbles on
A renewed application for permission to appeal the dismissal of the judicial review has been listed for 9 May.
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Public Defender Service hires 11 advocates
Instructing firms have either gone bust or stopped doing crime, Michael Wood QC tells Gazette.
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OpinionBar could bring Crown courts to a standstill
There is one thing barristers can do to get the government's attention over legal aid cuts.
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NewsClaimants slapped with costs as QASA appeal refused
The High Court has rejected the application to appeal the judgment in the unsuccessful QASA judicial review
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NewsAdvocacy assurance timetable extended
The legal regulators have amended the QASA scheme following the High Court’s recommendations.
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NewsSuper-regulator calls for ‘fastest possible’ QASA start
The Legal Services Board calls for implementation of quality assurance scheme – even though the High Court has yet to rule on its lawfulness.
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FeatureRoundtable: solicitor-advocates
The Gazette’s latest roundtable looks at changing attitudes towards solicitor-advocates.