Direct Access … are you delivering?
It is clear that direct access is playing an increasing larger part of the revenue stream for many chambers and barristers, whether it is a greater understanding and acceptance of…
Do we need a global Declaration of Internet Rights?
The battleground for us media lawyers has shifted dramatically over the past five years. The online news and gossip services have stepped in to feed the public’s almost insatiable appetite…
Border Crossing : E-Disclosure in complex litigation
The most recent report into the UK legal Services industry by the lobby group TheCityUK (UK LEGAL SERVICES 2015 LEGAL EXCELLENCE, INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED, published in February 2015) which represents…
Two years on from LASPO, access to justice is suffering
It would be no understatement to say that the Government’s cuts to the legal aid system have been controversial. The provisions of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders…
Coventry v Lawrence
As the panic that set in following the July 2014 Coventry v Lawrence (No 2)[1] judgment has now abated after the Coventry v Lawrence (No 3)[2] judgment in July this…
Forensic Science in Crisis
Recent publicity surrounding the developing crisis in forensic science in England & Wales suggests that the fears of forensic professionals, about the adverse consequence of Government policies, may finally be…
How to manage Public Access clients
Despite the growing number of barristers offering their services direct to the public there is still a great deal of unease amongst barristers around managing clients directly. It is important…
What the modern Solicitor General does as a government officer in 2015. An interview with Robert Buckland QC and Member of Parliament
It seemed appropriate to find out a bit about the work of the Solicitor General in the new government so I asked Robert Buckland for an interview to talk about…
IT Department vs. Barrister
Can’t we all just get along? Is that even possible? I believe it is. The reason for my optimism is that the IT user requirements of the average barrister are…
Sexual Offences Sentencing Guidelines
QUESTION: When is an old Guideline still a current Guideline? ANSWER: When sentencing a youth Case: R v Birley: 6th August 2015 Court of Appeal, Lady Justice Hallett – Citation…
Conduct, Codes and Culpability
As the way legal services are provided begins to change, there are some fundamental questions about how the conduct of barristers will be regulated in the future. Will the conduct…
Nunn so blind as those who cannot see.
“It is important to emphasise that the procedure leading to trial is specifically designed to give the defendant the fullest opportunity to receive disclosure of the information in the possession…
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