Demand for ‘urgent investment’ as number of duty solicitors at ‘crisis’ level March 12, 2024 The Law Society has called for “urgent investment” from the government as to avoid miscarriages of justice due to declining number of duty solicitors. The president of the society, Nick Emmerson stated that across England and Wales, “duty solicitor schemes are in crisis” because the government “continues to undervalue their work.” Duty solicitors are lawyers [...]
UK must promote English law brand as more contracts drawn up in Europe, City lawyers warn December 22, 2023 More must be done to promote the “brand of English law”, City Lawyers have warned, following concerns that major corporate contracts are being written up under laws in other European nations.
Sexually explicit ‘deepfakes’ to become a criminal offence April 16, 2024 This comes after the Government made reforms in the Online Safety Act last year to criminalise the sharing of ‘deepfake’ intimate images for the first time.
Kier Group: Order book hits £10.7bn as chief heralds ‘disciplined growth’ January 18, 2024 Kier Group's half-year order book has risen 6 per cent to £10.7bn, after the construction firm secured a number of major deals.
MoJ launches new court guide to boost transparency in the justice system December 30, 2023 People are being encouraged to “see how justice is done” with the launch of a new Government guide on how to attend court hearings. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) hopes the “how to” publication will help people observe some of the two million or so court and tribunal hearings that take place each year. It [...]
Criminal prosecutors secure 15 per cent pay hike as part of emergency funding deal February 6, 2023 Criminal prosecutors in England & Wales will be given a 15 per cent pay hike to lure them back to court after striking an emergency funding deal. Barristers will receive the same fees for carrying out both defence and prosecution work after the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) secured extra cash via a deal with the [...]
Law Society takes government to court over solicitors’ legal aid fees March 1, 2023 The Law Society is seeking to force the UK government to give criminal solicitors a 15 per cent pay hike by taking the matter to court. The legal sector trade body is calling on the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to give criminal solicitors a pay rise that matches the 15 per cent hike given to [...]
Court delays return as emergency measures are deployed to stem prison overcrowding May 15, 2024 The legal sector was thrown into a state of chaos and confusion this morning after the government deployed emergency measures to delay court cases in response to prison and police cell overcrowding.
Premiership Rugby confirm new Sporting Commission June 15, 2023 Premiership Rugby has today launched a sporting commission as the English game looks to dig itself out of a hole that has seen three clubs go under. Worcester Warriors, Wasps and London Irish have all been kicked out of the top flight over financial woes. Premiership Rugby has been forced into action with the very [...]
Explainer-in-brief: After summer of strikes, barristers wig up once more October 11, 2022 In April this year, barristers took the almost unprecedented decision to strike. In September, that was ramped up to be an uninterrupted, rolling strike over pay. Yesterday, they put their wigs back on after the government offered a 15 per cent pay rise.