Criminal barristers have voted for direct action on legal aid reforms, such as “no returns” and “days of action”. In a survey of the Criminal Bar Association’s (CBA) 4,000 members, 96% urged the CBA to take action to press the government over its proposals for the Dual Provider Scheme under which work is split into two contracts, “own client work” and duty provider work. Tony Cross, CBA chairman, says: “The proposed changes have no sensible economic foundation and will lead to irreversible damage to the criminal justice system. The proposed scheme will reduce competition, stifle innovation and paralyse the market as it becomes closed to new entrants.”
28 May 2015
Barristers vote on legal action
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Boodle Hatfield—Tom McLaughlin
Boodle Hatfield welcomes new employment partner, Tom McLaughlin
Arc Pensions Law—Victoria Thompson-Hill, Jonathan Mason & Georgi Ivanov
National specialist pensions law firm strengthens team with three new appointments
Jurit—Christian Abletshauser
Jurit appoints Christian Abletshauser to lead family law practice
NEWS
Burges Salmon appoints Benn Richards to strengthen Contentious Insolvency offering
A High Court decision has clarified that a home may be unfit for human habitation not only where conditions endanger health or safety, but also where they seriously undermine comfort and convenience
A longer time limit for employment tribunal claims, new charity law thresholds, property tribunal recruitment and appellate guidance on small-claims costs feature in the latest Civil Way round-up
A recent High Court ruling could make issue estoppel considerably more complex in cross-border litigation, requiring parties to consider the foreign law governing the underlying claim
The Supreme Court has overturned Cheshire West’s bright-line test for deprivation of liberty, replacing it with a broader, more contextual assessment that gives greater weight to an individual’s wishes, feelings and apparent consent
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