‘Criminal lawyers took their fight for government support direct to the legal aid minister yesterday, haranguing him mercilessly during an online meeting and complaining that barristers were operating on “petrol fumes” due to the absence of jury trials.’
Legal Futures, 21st July 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Independent websites providing impartial information on the quality of legal services providers are needed to guide people looking for a lawyer, the Legal Services Consumer Panel has argued.’
Legal Futures, 20th July 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Progress by the legal regulators in understanding and tackling ongoing inequalities in the profession is “too slow” and lacks “strategic direction”, the Legal Services Board (LSB) has said.’
Legal Futures, 16th July 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A leading general counsel has attacked the assumption that in-house lawyers “leave their morals at the door” when they join their companies.’
Legal Futures, 15th July 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Automation in the legal profession will most probably be “a decades-long process” but artificial intelligence (AI) is redefining what it means to be a ‘great’ lawyer.’
Legal Futures, 6th July 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The role of discrimination on the part of both general counsel and clients in disadvantaging female lawyers was revealed yesterday by a survey on improving diversity at partner level in law firms.’
Legal Futures, 1st July 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘This blog analyses the legality of the Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020, which came into force on 8 June 2020 The regulations radically alter the renumeration available to lawyers who represent asylum seekers in appeals from decisions refusing to grant refugee status. They threaten the viability of legal aid provision and 66 MPs, including the Labour leader Keir Starmer, have signed an Early Day Motion seeking to annul the regulations. The immigration Bar has gone on strike and a major law firm has already indicated its intention to challenge the legality of the regulations.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 23rd June 2020
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is set to begin a multi-year project to increase understanding of why Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) students perform worse than white students.’
Legal Futures, 19th June 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘ “Warfare no longer looks like a tank driving over a battlefield,” says the head of Army Legal Services. These days lawyers are on the frontline – in every sense.’
Law Society's Gazette, 22nd June 2020
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘I am a hijabi (head-scarf wearing Muslim) Palestinian-British lawyer who has worked in the progressive Inquests/Actions Against the Police (AAP) field for the past 7 years. I started out as a paralegal, became a solicitor and am now a pupil barrister. I have met, or know of, many of the lawyers whose talent and (often unpaid) hard work props up this niche but vital corner of the legal system. Working as an AAP lawyer is beyond rewarding and the people you get to meet, clients and colleagues, are inspiring. As a hijabi AAP lawyer, this area can also be isolating and unwelcoming at times.’
Garden Court North Chambers, 15th June 2020
Source: gcnchambers.co.uk
‘Alternative business structures (ABSs) are reshaping the boundaries of the law by emphasising the benefit of integrated professional services, rather than pure legal knowledge, a leading academic has argued.’
Legal Futures, 17th June 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Law Society and Bar Council have urged the government to act on a report from MPs that that would help lawyers who have fallen through the gaps of the coronavirus support schemes.’
Legal Futures, 16th June 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘All providers of legal services, whether legally qualified or not, should be registered and regulated by a single regulator, a major review has concluded.’
Legal Futures, 11th June 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Legal Services Board (LSB) is set to conduct a major review on the extent to which it can reform the regulatory regime – including the reserved legal activities (RLAs) – using its existing powers.’
Legal Futures, 9th June 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
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