‘If a career on the bench is not made more attractive financially, the rule of law could be undermined, and with it lucrative industries vital to post-Brexit economic prosperity, the departing president of the Supreme Court has warned.’
Litigation Futures, 24th February 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Ben Mansfield, barrister of The 36 Group, examines the judgment of Mr Justice Keehan in H (A Minor) v Northamptonshire County Council and the Legal Aid Agency [2017] EWHC 282 (Fam).’
Family Law Week, 23rd February 2017
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘The criminal defence community cannot absorb any more legal aid fee cuts, the Law Society and practitioner groups have told the government, which this week suggested that it will press ahead with controversial proposals.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 24th February 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Time limits preventing vulnerable victims of domestic violence from obtaining legal aid for court hearings are to be scrapped, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) will announce.’
The Guardian, 23rd February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Moors murderer Ian Brady has been refused permission to launch a high court battle to get a lawyer of his choice to represent him at a tribunal.’
The Guardian, 20th February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Ian Brady, the Moors murderer, is launching a “totally unique” High Court fight for the right to have the lawyer of his choice representing him at a tribunal.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th February 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘What is the most important issue in public law? You might be forgiven for thinking it is the gradation of principles of substantive review, or the proper limits of judicial interventionism, or even the scope of residual prerogative powers. But you would be wrong.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 9th February 2017
Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘A new volunteer-run law centre in Manchester is the exception. More commonly, advice services across the country are either closed or struggling’
The Guardian, 9th February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Lawyers are helping a child sex grooming gang avoid attempts to deport them by obstructing the courts and “weakening the rule of law”, Britain’s most senior immigration judge has warned.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th February 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The government has set the ball rolling on the long-awaited review of its controversial legal aid reforms, the Ministry of Justice has announced.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 18th January 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A single mother who was sent to prison by magistrates for 81 days because she was unable to pay her council tax bill was unlawfully jailed, the high court has ruled.’
The Guardian, 18th January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Claire Molyneux, Senior Associate and Naomi Shelton, Associate, both of Mills & Reeve LLP, analyse the news and case law relating to financial remedies and divorce during December 2016.’
Family Law Week, 12th January 2017
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘Secretary of State for Justice, Liz Truss, recently announced that the government would soon confirm the time-table for the post legislative review of the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO). There has been growing pressure on ministers for some time to announce this (see “Back to the drawing board”, 166 NLJ 7698 13 May 2016, p 6). The Legal Action Group (LAG) hopes that the review will be used as an opportunity by the still relatively new team at the top of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to look at funding the provision of early advice in civil legal cases.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 11th January 2017
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
‘Relaxing time limits for reporting domestic violence may have contributed to the steep increase in legal aid applications from victims this year, latest government figures suggest.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 15th December 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Thousands of people are being made homeless every year because they cannot find lawyers to help them resist eviction, charities are warning.’
The Guardian, 18th December 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The status and quality of legal representation for children before the Youth Court need to be raised first by an increase in legal aid rates and then by mandatory training for all solicitors and barristers appearing for them, a government-commissioned review has recommended.’
Legal Futures, 14th December 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
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