All articles by Catherine Baksi – Page 5
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OpinionLewis must settle with the strikers
Catherine Baksi Brandon Lewis, the newly appointed justice secretary and lord chancellor, must negotiate an end to the criminal bar dispute. The government may not understand why 80% of specialist criminal barristers voted to start an unprecedented, indefinite, all-out strike last week, but it will care about ...
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NewsArson and robbery suspects released after long wait for trials
Another judge joins chorus of disapproval at failings in the criminal justice system.
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NewsJudge blames chronic underfunding as he refuses custody extension
Government ’has had many, many months in which to resolve the current dispute’, recorder of Bristol tells court.
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ProfileAdrenaline junkie
Helen Johnson tells Catherine Baksi what it takes to run an ‘Oscar-winning’ legal aid firm.
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NewsChaos as bail and adjournment applications flood Crown court
Lack of guidance blamed for difficulties as barristers prepare to escalate their protest action over legal aid rates.
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NewsSouth coast’s island of free legal help closes its doors
Centre in Newport, Isle of Wight, handles calls from as far away as Bournemouth and Brighton.
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OpinionGarden Court’s identity crisis
Heavyweight chambers was found to have victimised and discriminated against Allison Bailey, one of its own members.
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NewsJudiciary makes U-turn over collecting strikers' names
Senior presiding judge tells criminal bar all data previously collected has been deleted.
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FeatureBench pressed
Who’d be a judge? Crumbling courtroom infrastructure, real-terms pay cuts, and accusations of harassment and bullying have made the bench a tough sell. Catherine Baksi reports
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FeatureTaking both sides
The government has not ruled out expanding the Public Defender Service in response to bar strike action. But with a dearth of information about the organisation’s performance, it is difficult to know what sort of impact an enlarged PDS could have, reports Catherine Baksi.
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OpinionBar watchdog must do more to put house in order
The Bar Standards Board has plenty of work still to do to convince many barristers of its efficacy.
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OpinionTime for UK courts to get more screen time?
Johnny Depp's defamation claim against Amber Heard is being televised in America, enabling millions of people around the world to tune in.
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FeatureWorking it out
Aspiring lawyers with disabilities see few role models. Catherine Baksi asks, can the legal profession change that?
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NewsTribunal proceedings could be recorded
Senior judges consider plan amid concern about unfairness to unrepresented parties.
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NewsLAA turns to solicitors to undermine bar protest
Agency seeking higher court advocates to pick up cases not being covered because of ‘no returns’ action.
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OpinionTime to leave the cab rank to the taxis?
The cab rank rule is an anachronism in the modern legal profession.
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NewsBar chief hits back at 'enablers' tag for lawyers with Russian clients
New scheme also set up to match lawyers in England and Wales with counterparts in Ukraine.
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NewsLack of transcripts 'prejudices employment hearings'
Campaigners call for proceedings to be recorded and provided to parties.
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NewsLawyers sceptical about ‘unconscious bias’ training
Flexible working is more effective at improving diversity, IBA survey for International Women’s Day suggests.
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NewsCalls for ad-hoc tribunal to try Putin
International legal order should press for an 'immediate and swift' mechanism, lawyers say in open letter.