Duty solicitor rotas out: 42 fewer sols & 20 fewer firms (now 3,954 & 986. PDS excluded). To test impact of MoJ's CLAIR response (to increase funding 9%), compare from Jan 23. 146 solicitors & 47 firms have left duty schemes. MoJ implementation of CLAIR has failed its key aim.

“women and men working up and down the country at all hours of the day and night, in difficult and stressful circumstances, carrying out an essential service which depends to a large extent on their goodwill and sense of public duty.”

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Full statement and links to judgment here.

Whilst acknowledging and thanking all involved we thank President Edward Elwyn Jones who worked with The Law Society CLSA Bindmans Adam Wagner to prepare and collate the evidence and submissions.

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The Divisional Court has ruled that the Government acted unlawfully and irrationally when deciding not to implement the full funding recommendation in Lord Bellamy’s Criminal Legal Aid Review.

I had the rare honour of acting for my professional colleagues, Criminal Law…

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Thank you for the many solicitors who provided evidence to demonstrate the impact that the MOJs failure to heed the warnings of Bellamy have had on future of publicly funded criminal defence work.

Criminal legal aid lawyers deserve to be paid fairly for the vital work they do.

This is why we’re proposing a pay boost for criminal legal aid solicitors working in police stations and youth courts.

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The increase in the Magistrates court protocol is guidance to members and not binding , albeit a true reflection of the importance of the junior bar to our profession.

The The CBA are of course aware that this goes beyond the mere 9% increase implemented after Bellamy.

The post office scandal shines a light on the need to increase the accessibility of the courts for people who have suffered miscarriages of justice

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Breakdown of #legalaid duty solicitors by age and gender in 2022

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Why we together with CLSA are supporting today’s The Law Society JR against the Lord Chancellor’s failure to implement Bellamy recommendations :

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It’s not just that Rwanda vote today, the future of access to justice hangs in the balance today too. For defendants, victims & witnesses. LCCSA CLSA Monidipa Fouzder Catherine Baksi Times Law

As extra late sittings are scheduled by HM Courts and Tribunals Service to accommodate protest work we would not encourage our members to volunteer their time at the expense of a work /life balance without adequate compensation being available for doing so.

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London + SE-based criminal solicitors, do you have clients currently in Cookham Wood YOI, or who have been in the last year? I'm investigating conditions there + would be grateful to hear from you. DMs open/ [email protected] LCCSA CLSA @justforkidslaw

Criminal barristers & solicitors know, notwithstanding discrimination issues, forcing criminal courts to open longer won’t work if there is no one to man or woman justice

HM Courts and Tribunals Service must listen to those relied on to deliver justice before a putsch 4 counter productive measures

We do not accept there is any justification for a departure from normal court hours, nor have we seen an impact assessment preceding the HMCTS communication.

Previous consultations conducted by the MOJ/HMCTS have resolutely rejected extended operating hours. We will be writing…

A delight to be at LCCSA AGM tonight. Congratulations Fadi for an outstanding term as Pres, and good luck to new President of the Association Ed Jones from Kingsley Napley LLP ! #LccsaAGM

It’s an honour to have our former member and newly appointed DPP Stephen Parkinson speak at our AGM
Who recognised that fairness in the justice system is not just about victims but defendants as well . We look foreword to working with you .