Talking of legal aid, firms that have been waiting months for their money may have found a notice posted on the Legal Services Commission’s website a tad galling. It concerns the timely payment of expert witnesses.
Some experts, it would seem, are a bit miffed as they have experienced delays in being paid for their services too. So the commission, whose record in this area is less than exemplary, has reminded firms that such fees should typically be paid within 40 days. Pots and kettles.
Government says 10% hike is justified because costs incurred by HM Courts & Tribunals Service to facilitate access to justice have gone up.
A paradigm shift is under way whereby human rights laws which are binding on business will increasingly become the norm, says former ECtHR president Robert Spano. The consequences for lawyers will be profound.
Three women who have reached the peak of their jurisdiction’s judiciary talk to Catherine Baksi about the challenges they have faced.
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