‘Carnage’ as family solicitors lose legal aid contracts
LAG has just been advised by the Legal Services Commission (LSC) that 1,300 out of 2,400 firms have been awarded contracts in family law. The new contracts are due to commence in October and firms were...
View ArticleLaw Society takes action on family contracts
The Law Society has today (20 August) announced that it has commenced judicial review proceedings against the Legal Services Commission (LSC) over its handling of the tender process for the family law...
View ArticleUncertainty over civil legal aid contracts
Last Friday (3 September), the High Court decided that the start of the new family legal aid contracts should be delayed for a month in order for the Law Society’s judicial review application to be...
View ArticleSocial welfare law success
Birmingham-based social welfare law (SWL) firm, Community Law Partnership (CLP), has today heard that it has been granted a contract by the Legal Services Commission (LSC), after originally being...
View ArticleCivil contracts – what now?
Yesterday the Legal Services Commission (LSC) lost the judicial review which the Law Society had brought against it over the result of the family tender. It is important to note that the court only...
View ArticleDecision made on non-family contracts
A decision has at last been made by the Legal Services Commission (LSC) on the non-family law contracts. It has just announced that all non-family legal aid contracts and family mediation contracts...
View ArticleLSC: no appeal on family contracts
The Legal Services Commission (LSC) has confirmed yesterday that it will not be appealing against the judgment made on the Law Society’s judicial review of the family law tender process. The LSC had 14...
View ArticleLow Commission Report Published
The independent commission established by LAG and led by the cross-bench peer Lord Low has published its report today, 9th January. The Commission is calling for urgent reforms to ensure ordinary...
View ArticleGrayling makes his move
In response to the judgement in the criminal legal aid judicial review last week, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has announced a consultation on the Otterburn and KMPG reports. This will be open for...
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Stunning victory for criminal legal aid solicitors
Criminal legal aid solicitors won a significant victory today in their attempt to block the government’s plan to introduce tenders for duty work. The Criminal Law Solicitors’ Association (CLSA)...
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