All The Bar articles – Page 44
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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.
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NewsCPS warns barristers against taking part in legal aid protest
Non-attendance may have 'detrimental impact' on relationship, chief prosecutor says.
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NewsJudge asks attorney general to intervene in VHCCs
Dominic Grieve is ‘considering’ the request to appoint an amicus curiae to deal with legal argument.
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NewsFamily set blames legal aid cuts for closure
Renaissance will dissolve on 31 March, following a vote by its members, but may return in a different form.
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OpinionJoining the QC club
Without the appointment of solicitor-advocates, ‘silk’ would lose relevance.
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NewsCuts forcing guilty pleas, leading lawyer warns
Paul Harris says that the professions will not surrender in their fight against legal aid cuts.
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NewsSolicitors give QASA the cold shoulder
More than 10,000 solicitors notified last year of their intention to practise advocacy, the SRA said.
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NewsLondon barrister disbarred
Rabi Sukul was found to have intentionally misled his client by drafting false grounds of appeal against conviction.
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NewsClaimants slapped with costs as QASA appeal refused
The High Court has rejected the application to appeal the judgment in the unsuccessful QASA judicial review
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NewsVHCC cases jeopardised by fee cuts
They are in addition to a £4.5m fraud trial disrupted at Southwark, reported by the Gazette last week.
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OpinionFor want of a fee, justice was lost
Collapsing trials will show the MoJ’s fee cuts are a false economy.
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NewsLegal aid lawyers form new group to oppose cuts
Law Society and Bar Council to attend National Justice Committee as observers.
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NewsAdvocacy assurance timetable extended
The legal regulators have amended the QASA scheme following the High Court’s recommendations.
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NewsPrepare for trial, judge tells defendants in QC boycott case
Eight defendants appeared in a £4.5m fraud hearing without counsel due to legal aid fee cuts.
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NewsFees dispute puts £4.5m fraud trial in jeopardy
A judge will be asked to stay a fraud prosecution because no advocates will represent the defendants for the fees on offer.
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NewsGrieve backs quality scheme, but warns of over-regulation
Advocates’ refusal to be assessed is counter-productive, attorney general says.
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NewsCriminal lawyers consider further protest action
Grayling tells bar chief legal aid cuts are ‘writ in stone’ as practitioners consider next steps.
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NewsChallenge to advocacy quality scheme fails
The court dismissed the judicial review, but said the claimants’ concerns were ‘entirely genuine’.
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NewsBar chief urges cap on training numbers
Nicholas Lavender QC said he would also like the bar to adopt solicitors’ recruitment practices.
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OpinionFinland goes its own way
On legal aid and regulation, the country is travelling in a different direction to much of Europe.