The Bar

Articles

24 Jun 2015

CPS North East failing to get cases in magistrates' courts to trial

HMCPSI concludes the area faces considerable challenges, against a backdrop of reducing resources, if it is to reverse the decline in performance

24 Jun 2015

Supreme Court dismisses QASA appeal to protect the public

Disappointed criminal barristers make new law but ultimately lose out in decision over quality scheme for advocacy

23 Jun 2015

Lord Chancellor: Leading law firms must do more pro bono

The UK legal market has made a large number of organisations, and individuals very successful, says Gove

22 Jun 2015

Chair of the Criminal Bar: Action on two-tier contracts would serve no purpose

'We can fight the solicitors' battle for them,' says Tony Cross QC

22 Jun 2015

Criminal legal aid lawyers work for just £1.50 per hour

Legal aid lawyers earning less on successful defences than would be allowed under the London Living Wage scheme

18 Jun 2015

Solicitors lash out: The Criminal Bar Association 'no longer holds views of its members'

LCCSA and CLSA aim to bypass criminal Bar and deal directly with the junior barristers over industrial action

12 Jun 2015

Newton's third law

I for one welcome our new H4S lawyers and Lesco Law overlords

10 Jun 2015

Lord Chancellor divides lawyers over legal aid fees

Government cuts so serious they could undermine the criminal justice system, say solicitors