All articles by Catherine Baksi – Page 13
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NewsFormer council chief to chair super-regulator
Sir Michael Pitt will take over from David Edmonds on 1 May.
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NewsMagistrates’ chief backs TV licence law change
TV licence evasion should not be a criminal offence, says Richard Monkhouse.
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NewsDire warnings on criminal justice as fee cuts bite
System 'at risk of collapse', says eminent practitioner.
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NewsMore ‘days of action’ on legal aid
Criminal solicitors vote to stay out of court on 31 March and 1 April, but will not refuse new work.
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NewsSupreme Court affirms rights of ‘gilded cage’ detainees
The judgment will mean many people deprived of their liberty will benefit from regular independent reviews.
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NewsSociety warns about new email scam
Firms have received scam emails purporting to come from the Law Society.
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NewsPractitioner groups poised to escalate legal aid protest
Meeting in Manchester will mull options including refusing to accept new cases from 20 March.
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NewsMinistry ticked off over barrister earnings claim
The UK Statistics Authority has criticised the MoJ over its use of ‘potentially misleading’ figures.
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NewsSociety: private practice gender pay gap widens
Women earn 30% less than men in private practice.
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NewsHertfordshire firm goes into liquidation
Meldrum Solicitors had three offices and employed 11 solicitors.
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NewsHigh Court disallows funding for homelessness cases
Homelessness cases do not fall within the remit of public law, said the court in post-LASPO ruling.
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NewsCharities to appeal prisoners aid ruling
Court rules that the lord chancellor did not act unlawfully in making the cuts.
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NewsCall for overhaul of exceptional funding scheme
Ministry of Justice figures reveal only 3% of the 1,151 applications for funding were granted.
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NewsBME solicitors more harshly treated – but SRA cleared of racism
Gus John report calls for ‘more nuanced approach’ to enforcement after finding disproportionately heavy penalties.
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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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News‘Brain drain’ fear as legal diversity stagnates
Fewer women aspire to partnership than men, says a new study, while efforts to get more solicitors on the bench have stalled.
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NewsConveyancing case is a ‘clarion call’ for lawyers
The Court of Appeal ruled that a conveyancer’s failure to follow best practice contributed to a mortgage fraud.
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NewsThousands of lawyers protest against legal aid cuts
Criminal lawyers stage a second walkout, causing disruption to courts across the country.
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NewsCriminal lawyers warn of ‘advice deserts’ as they stage walk-out
Solicitors and barristers around the country will stage a second protest against the legal aid cuts today.
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NewsGrieve acts on plea over unrepresented defendants
The attorney general has appointed an advocate to the court to assist in a case involving unrepresented defendants.