‘Confidentiality an inviolable right’ – The Times
“Ministers are coming under growing pressure from the legal profession to act over the regulation of bugging.”
The Times, 6th February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Category: legal profession
Very High Cost Criminal Cases – the future – Ministry of Justice
“The Legal Services Commission and Ministry of Justice today announced steps that are being taken in order to proceed with the tender to establish a Panel of solicitors and barristers to represent defendants in major criminal cases.”
Ministry of Justice, 5th February 2008
Source: www.wired-gov.net
Official: Lawyers drink the most tea – The Lawyer
“A recent survey has revealed that people working in the law drink more cups of tea per day than those in all other professions.”
The Lawyer, 31st January 2008
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Podcast 41: Andrew Holroyd OBE, President of The Law Society – Charon QC
“Today I am talking to the President of The Law Society, Andrew Holroyd, about the Law Society stepping in to help international Lawyers, reported recently in the press.. The Law Society, the Association of Muslim Lawyers and the Bar Council will call on the Pakistani authorities for the release and reinstatement of lawyers and judges imprisoned in Pakistan following the recent constitutional crisis. Andrew Holroyd also drew attention to the fact that the Law Society has raised £85,000 so far to help lawyers in Zimababwe.”
Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com
“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of Consilio.tv
UK lawyers call for release of Pakistani judges – The Times
“The UK legal profession and leading human rights groups are calling on the Pakistani authorities to release and reinstate lawyers and judges imprisoned in Pakistan in the recent constitutional upheaval.”
The Times, 25th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
A chance to have another go – The Times
“Lawyers are increasingly at risk from disgruntled clients. Once a court judgment was the end of a matter; now more and more unhappy litigants think they can come back for a second bite of the cherry — this time against their solicitors.”
The Times, 18th December 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Lord Goldsmith urges increase in pro bono work – The Lawyer
“The former attorney general Lord Goldsmith has called on law students and lawyers to make pro bono an inherent part of legal professional life.”
The Lawyer, 12th November 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Who will police the lawyers now? Only a non-lawyer need apply . . . – The Times
“Forget the McCanns, the inquest into the death of the Diana, Princess of Wales, or Heather Mills’s outburst against the media. The real story in recent days is the arrival on the statute book of the Legal Services Act which has received Royal Assent. Dry as it sounds, this piece of legislation heralds a revolution in how legal services will be delivered to the public.”
The Times, 8th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Regina v Abdroikov; Regina v Green; Regina v Williamson
Appearance of bias with prosecutor on jury
Regina v Abdroikov; Regina v Green; Regina v Williamson
House of Lords
“In certain circumstances, the inclusion of serving police officers and prosecuting lawyers on a jury might give the appearance that the defendant was not tried by an impartial and independent tribunal and therefore convictions might have to be quashed.”
The Times, 8th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Regina v Ulcay – Times Law Reports
Counsel should soldier on as best they can
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“If a defendant’s legal representatives considered that they were professionally embarrassed by continuing to conduct his case, the court could not oblige them to do so, but if the difficulty only amounted to insufficient time properly to prepare the case, owing to receiving late instructions, they should comply with their duty to the court by doing the best they could in the circumstances.”
The Times, 7th November 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only availabe free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Ministers lose legal shakeup vote – BBC News
“Ministers have lost a series of votes in the House of Lords over plans to regulate lawyers in England and Wales.”
BBC News, 17th October 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Divorce lawyers ‘put fees before clients’ – The Independent
“Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills are the latest celebrity couple to find out the hard way that divorce often ends in a long, acrimonious and expensive court battle. But many costly annulments could be avoided if alternative and less hostile means of separation were explored first, new research suggests.”
The Independent, 16th October 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Lawyers blamed for injury claims delays – Daily Telegraph
“Lawyers have come under attack for causing excessive delays to personal injury claims while making record profits from Britain’s thriving compensation culture.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th October 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Dawn of a new era – Law Society’s Gazette
“As the Legal Services Bill reaches its final Parliamentary lap, Neil Rose looks at what concessions the government has made to ensure this groundbreaking legislation becomes law.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 4th October 2007
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Lawyers are UK’s happiest office workers – Legal Week
“Lawyers are the happiest office workers in the UK, according to new research – although a third are currently looking for another job.”
Legal Week, 10th September 2007
Source: www.legalweek.com
English lawyers take the high road – The Lawyer
“A poor work-life balance and the high cost of living is leading English lawyers to head north of the border to practise, according to Scottish law firms and recruiters.”
The Lawyer, 3rd September 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
How should we assess the cost of lawyers’ mistakes? – The Times
“Is it right that courts still assume the worst of lawyers whose negligence has damaged a client’s cause of action?”
The Times, 15th August 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
BME judicial review withdrawn – Law Society’s Gazette
“The Black Solicitors Network (BSN) and the Society of Asian Lawyers (SAL) have withdrawn their joint judicial review action over the government’s legal aid reforms.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 26th July 2007
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Carter judicial review settles – The Lawyer
“The much-anticipated judicial review brought by black and Asian lawyers against the Government’s Carter reforms ended abruptly yesterday (19 July) after the application was withdrawn.”
The Lawyer, 20th July 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
Exit signs – The Lawyer
“A staggering amount of lawyers have had enough, but they are sticking around for the money.”
The Lawyer, 9th July 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
