Dr Jon Robins
“Nobody takes any notice of the Equal Pay Act”. That’s the resigned view of Sue, a 53-year old home care worker.
Earlier this year Watford employment tribunal awarded Elon de Oliveira £35,700 after a sustained period of racist abuse he suffered at work as a hospital porter at Hammersmith Hospital...
Another review and another nail banged into the coffin of the Legal Services Commission (LSC).
“Bombed—lost everything”. That was how one London Citizens Advice bureau memorably recorded the nature of the legal problems for the newly dispossessed “streams” of clients approaching the nascent service. War was declared on 3 September 1939 and the first bureau opened its doors the next day.
The government should act to resolve iniquities at the heart of the inquest system, says Jon Robins
The government should act to resolve iniquities at the heart of the inquest system, says Jon Robins
Staff cuts and budgetary constraints could undermine LSC attempts to reinvent itself says Jon Robins
Jon Robins reports on the deterioration of legal aid
MOVERS & SHAKERS
mfg Solicitors—Deborah Bufton
Law firm boosts residential property team with new associate appointment
Flint Bishop—Russell Bainbridge
Flint Bishop lands corporate partner from Knights amid Sheffield growth drive
Bird & Bird—Huw Edwards
Bird Bird appoints expert tech patent litigator as new partner in London
Jonathan Fisher KC highlights that it now accounts for around 40% of criminal offences, with roughly 70% involving technology, and argues that the UK cannot simply prosecute its way out of the problem. Detection, investigation and prosecution all require improvement, while different fraud types demand tailored responses.
