All articles by Catherine Baksi – Page 18
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NewsCriminal barristers hit out at VHCC ‘blackleg’ list
A list of counsel circulated by the Legal Aid Agency was not intended to indicate that those named would work for the lower rates, the agency says.
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NewsQASA ruling not expected this term, says Leveson
Presiding judge did not expect 17 lever-arch files of paperwork.
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NewsCriminal bar names 6 January as 'strike' day
Criminal barristers will stay out of court in the morning of Monday 6 January.
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Judges urged to stay cases in VHCC protest
Sir Anthony Hooper says ‘the scene is set for challenges’.
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Criminal barristers warn of 'days of action'
Action could take place early in the new year in opposition to government’s legal aid cuts.
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NewsQualitySolicitors to abandon hourly rate
Fixed-fee move a response to client demand, says founder Craig Holt.
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NewsSociety advice on barristers’ VHCC protest
The withdrawal of counsel over VHCC work should be treated like any other change of legal team.
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NewsTLT poaches 30-strong team from Irwin Mitchell
Six partners and 24 solicitors will join the national firm’s Manchester office before Christmas.
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NewsChristian B&B owners lose Supreme Court fight
Refusing a double room to a gay couple was discriminatory and unlawful.
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NewsGrayling feels the heat from committee
The justice secretary said he will not delay civil legal aid reforms to wait for the Joint Committee on Human Rights to report.
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OpinionBrave new digital world will not solve everything
We need to root out courtroom inefficiencies all round, not just with technology.
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NewsFlexible courts pilots fall flat
Insufficient caseloads meant courts finished no later than they had pre-pilot, an independent evaluation shows.
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NewsRegulator amends rule to allow barristers to refuse fee cut
The ‘deeming’ provision of the cab rank rule will not apply to VHCCs following the Bar Standards Board’s statement.
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NewsBar Council rapped over cab rank changes
Legal Services Board says council failed to act in a way ‘compatible with the principle of regulatory independence’.
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NewsMoJ data shows black offenders more likely to be jailed
Statistics over four years show disparity based on ethnicity.
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NewsInterpreter disruption dragging on
Statistics released last week show that the performance of the courtroom interpreter service provided by Capita fell in the first six months of this year compared with the same period last year.
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ProfileHunger striker loses detention bid
Sue Willman represented a Nigerian man on hunger strike who failed in his High Court bid to be released from an immigration detention.
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NewsChancery Lane warning follows bar strike vote
The Society has warned that solicitors considering similar action are in a very different position to the bar.
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NewsHull's angel
Gosschalks Solicitors offered to provide legal advice to the 2017 UK City of Culture.