Category: budgets

Rethinking access to justice – LegalVoice

Posted June 25th, 2012 in budgets, legal aid, news by sally

“‘City’s aid sought for post-LASPO project,’ announced the Law Society earlier this month. Apparently, Chancery Lane is seeking the backing of City firms for (in its words) ‘a high-profile initiative aimed at helping high street practices and their clients meet the challenges posed by legal aid cuts’. The Society’s vice-president Lucy Scott-Moncrieff discusses the group’s response to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act (LASPO).”

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LegalVoice, 22nd June 2012

Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk

Anti-cuts university tutor begins libel action against Mail and Standard – The Guardian

Posted June 18th, 2012 in budgets, defamation, demonstrations, media, news by sally

“A university tutor described by the Daily Mail and London Evening Standard of having a key role in violent anti-cuts protests in London has begun a landmark libel action against the two newspapers.”

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The Guardian, 18th June 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Costing Services for the Disabled – Garden Court Chambers Blog

Posted June 13th, 2012 in budgets, disabled persons, local government, news by sally

“Tim Baldwin summarises an important Supreme Court decision on the duties of local authorities when providing services to disabled persons.”

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Garden Court Chambers Blog, 12th June 2012

Source: www.gclaw.wordpress.com

Carers of relatives in England to get legal rights – BBC News

Posted June 11th, 2012 in budgets, carers, families, local government, news by sally

“Ministers are planning to grant legal rights for the first time to people in England who spend hours caring for elderly or disabled relatives.”

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BBC News, 9th June 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Djanogly: Red tape challenge turns to legal services – Ministry of Justice

Posted June 1st, 2012 in budgets, legal services, Ministry of Justice, press releases, regulations, small businesses by tracey

“Justice Minister Jonathan Djanogly has launched plans to scrutinise, simplify or scrap more than 150 regulations that affect legal services, to reduce red tape and ease the burden on businesses and consumers.”

Full press release

Ministry of Justice, 31st May 2012

Source: www.justice.gov.uk

GP practice ‘offloaded vulnerable patients to save money’ – The Guardian

Posted June 1st, 2012 in budgets, care homes, complaints, disabled persons, doctors, elderly, health, news by tracey

“A GP practice run by a doctor who has been of one of the most prominent supporters of Andrew Lansley’s health reforms de-registered elderly and disabled care home patients to save money, an NHS investigation has found.”

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The Guardian, 31st May 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Costs Management: A necessary part of the management of litigation – Speech by Mr. Justice Ramsey

Posted May 30th, 2012 in budgets, costs, speeches by tracey

“Costs management: a necessary part of the management of litigation: sixteenth lecture in the implementation programme. Law Society Conference, 29th May 2012.”

Full speech

Judiciary of England and Wales, 30th May 2012

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Legal aid cuts: if lawyers don’t defend justice for all, who will?

Posted May 23rd, 2012 in budgets, criminal justice, industrial action, legal aid, legal profession, news by sally

“A pillar of postwar society has been shattered by the legal aid cuts: that’s why a strike is now on the cards.”

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The Guardian, 22nd May 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Jackson – The New Bills – Thirty Nine Essex Street

Posted May 21st, 2012 in bills, budgets, costs, legal aid, news by sally

“The Final Report of the Jackson Review made a number of recommendations which he wanted to be considered, and introduced, as a package. Today I shall be looking at some of the recommendations which have received the least publicity and which do not feature in the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act (‘LASPO’), but will be of great interest to Costs Lawyers.”

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Thirty Nine Essex Street, May 2012

Source: www.39essex.com

Plan to cut spending on court interpreters leads to farce – The Independent

Posted May 21st, 2012 in auditors, budgets, courts, interpreters, news, solicitors by sally

“A defendant dubbed a ‘pervert’ by mistake, a rabbit applying to be a Czech language specialist and solicitors using the Google Translate website to understand their clients: the debacle surrounding court interpreters has had its amusing moments.”

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The Independent, 21st May 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Education Secretary Michael Gove loses High Court battle – BBC News

Posted May 18th, 2012 in budgets, children, disabled persons, education, equality, judicial review, news by sally

“Education Secretary Michael Gove has lost a High Court battle with Essex County Council over government cuts to nursery funding.”

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BBC News, 17th May 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Barristers may strike over legal aid reforms and fees – The Guardian

Posted May 18th, 2012 in barristers, budgets, fees, industrial action, legal aid, news by sally

“The head of the Criminal Bar Association is to raise the spectre of strike action by criminal barristers across England and Wales in protest at cuts in fees and legal aid reforms.”

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The Guardian, 18th May 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Local Government Law Update – 11 KBW

Posted May 14th, 2012 in bills, budgets, electoral register, local government, news, rates by sally

Local Government Law Update (PDF)

11 KBW, 11th May 2012

Source: www.11kbw.com

Warning over prison release delay – BBC News

Posted May 14th, 2012 in budgets, compensation, delay, news, parole, prisons, recidivists by sally

“There is a risk of jail disturbances and compensation claims due to delays in assessing inmates for release in England and Wales, an ex-official says.”

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BBC News, 14th May 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Treasury failed to test fairness of spending cuts, equality watchdog finds – The Guardian

Posted May 14th, 2012 in benefits, budgets, disability discrimination, equality, news, race discrimination, sex discrimination by sally

“The Treasury failed to consider how crucial policies would affect women, disabled people and ethnic minorities before the 2010 spending review, according to a report by the equality watchdog.”

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The Guardian, 14th May 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Our borders will be more secure with a new approach to risk – The Guardian

Posted May 11th, 2012 in budgets, immigration, news by tracey

“After an embarrassing few weeks for Heathrow, finally an intelligent system is back on the border control agenda.”

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The Guardian, 10th May 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Yes, come to the library! Browse and borrow, and help make sure it’ll still be here tomorrow… – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted May 2nd, 2012 in budgets, equality, judicial review, libraries, local government, news by sally

“‘Yes, come to the library! Browse and borrow, and help make sure it’ll still be here tomorrow…’ Thus concludes “Library poem”, penned by Children’s Laureate and Gruffalo creator Julia Donaldson, the latest high profile recruit to the campaign against planned library closures.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 2nd May 2012

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Divorce could break the bank after legal aid changes next year – The Guardian

Posted April 16th, 2012 in budgets, divorce, family courts, legal aid, news by sally

“Cash-strapped spouses who want to split from their well-off other halves could find themselves seriously out of pocket because of impending changes to the availability of legal aid.”

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The Guardian, 14th April 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Judge was wrong to stop terror suspects’ case to save money, Appeal Court rules – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 4th, 2012 in appeals, budgets, control orders, damages, immigration, judges, news, terrorism by sally

“A judge who stopped a case brought by two terror suspects in order to save money was in the wrong, the Appeal Court has ruled.”

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Daily Telegraph, 4th April 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Fresh series of defeats for proposals to cut access to legal aid for children – The Guardian

Posted March 28th, 2012 in bills, budgets, children, legal aid, negligence, news by sally

“The government has suffered a fresh series of defeats in the House of Lords over proposals to cut access to legal aid for children and in medical negligence cases.”

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The Guardian, 27th March 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk