Budget: Cash for dispute resolution – but MoJ spending cut by £500m
By Gazette Newsdesk >> (6 March 2024) Investment in non-court dispute resolution and ‘digital solutions’ against a 4.8% cut in spending at the Ministry of Justice are the stand-outs from chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s pre-election spring budget today. ‘The government has once again failed to address the crisis facing our justice system,’ the Law Society said. Announcing […]
Law students sceptical that solicitor route is open to all
By John Hyde >> (28 February 2024) Just a third of new and future entrants to the legal profession actually believe anyone can become a solicitor, a new study has found. Researchers working alongside City firms BCLP, Clifford Chance, Gateley and Macfarlanes found widespread scepticism from law students and trainees about the prospects of someone […]
Criminal courts: New rules for live links and disclosure
By Bianca Castro >> (12 February 2024) ew changes to the Criminal Procedure Rules announced today include the ability to substitute a valid court decision for one which a court had no power to make following High Court and Court of Appeal decisions. The announcement sees amendments to the Criminal Procedure Rules covering a range of areas […]
Criminal legal aid solicitors to get £16m ‘pay boost’ for police station work
By Monidipa Fouzder >> (29 January 2024) Criminal legal aid solicitors will get a ‘pay boost’ for police station work, the government declared today – however, practitioners will not see the extra £16m until summer at the earliest. Just over a year after deciding to use money set aside for training grants, expanding the Public […]
