I am a criminal practitioner and I feel punch drunk after recent events: the constant striving for better quality standards for less and less pay; the debate over whether we should or should not sign the new contracts; the regular and persistent reductions of my claims by the Nottingham Legal Services Commission Area Office; and the constant changing of procedures and erosion of fundamental principles. The right to silence has gone, and the right to jury trial and the double jeopardy rule may soon follow. So, it is against this background that two recent events left me not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
please leave your Rolls- Royce in the garage'. Are we supposed to adopt the franchising transaction criteria, which specifically encourages us to give due consideration to the choice of barrister or not? I think I see it now; we are supposed to adopt the criteria but we should not expect to be paid. Not only have I got to wait more than nine months for my bill to be paid but I have to attend for the review on Boxing Day. Quick somebody, pass me the Mogadon.
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