Lawyers and legal campaigners will voice their views on legal aid at a major rally ahead of the 7 May General Election. The Vote for Justice Rally is due to take place at Central Hall, Westminster, London, on 23 April. It has been organised by the Criminal Law Solicitors’ Association (CLSA) and London Criminal Courts Solicitors’ Association. Robin Murray, CLSA vice-chair, says the rally is “to show the media and the politicians that the attacks upon legal aid are an election issue that matters”.
17 April 2015
Justice Rally
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Haynes Boone—Louise Woods
Haynes Boone expands global capabilities with addition of Louise Woods as chair of international disputes
DWF—John Gilfedder
DWF strengthens Global Risks practice with strategic hire of aviation partner in London
Shakespeare Martineau—10 newly qualified solicitors
Shakespeare Martineau appoints newly qualified solicitors
NEWS
More than 500 former rugby players can pursue brain injury claims despite serious failures to disclose documents ordered by the High Court
MPs cannot simply resign their Commons seats. Instead, they take a nominal Crown office, usually the Chiltern Hundreds or Manor of Northstead, which disqualifies them from sitting
The Thirlwall Inquiry has exposed a ‘complete failure’ to protect babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital, but its recommendations must now be put into practice
Developers in areas with poorly performing councils can apply directly to the Planning Inspectorate for permission under section 62A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
A divorced woman has secured funding to participate in her former husband’s inquest after the Legal Aid Agency reconsidered repeated refusals
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