Courts backlog
PlymouthLive reports on Plymouth’s legal crisis, with a backlog of more than 270 cases waiting to be heard in the city’s crown court.
President Nick Emmerson said: “The prisons are full, there is a big lag in cases being heard, there are not enough lawyers or court staff, and there is crumbling infrastructure.
“They (politicians) all say there is no money, but we have to prioritise where we spend it and if we don’t invest in the judicial system there’s consequences.
“For those people who are desperate there is no access for justice. We have to think about what that says about us as a society.”
TA6 form
Gazette, Today’s Conveyancer and two other news outlet report the launch of our TA6 property form consultation.
Chief executive officer Ian Jeffery said: “We are committed to engaging with conveyancers across the country in the coming months to discuss issues relating to the new edition of the TA6 form.
“We want to hear from conveyancers who have used the forms and also those who haven’t and understand why they haven’t.
“We want to understand users’ experience and views of the TA6 form and its part in the wider conveyancing landscape and to identify improvements to the property form.”
UK general election
Gutzy covers our reaction to the appointment of Richard Hermer as attorney general in the context of a potential shift in the UK’s stance on Gaza.
Cyber insurance
Emerging Risks reports that insurance broking and risk management services provider Gallagher has teamed up with the Law Society of England and Wales to offer a cyber insurance solution. It also mentions our research on cyber security and insurance.
Billing regime reform
Legal Futures mentions our support of a review of the billing regime, as cost lawyers emphasise the need for changes of the legal framework around them.
Modern law private client awards
MSN and Sussex Express cover the Modern Law Private Client awards that recognise the work and commitment of leading firms in England and Wales. The winners were selected by an esteemed panel of judges, headed up by Caroline Bielanska and Mark Evans, deputy vice president of the Law Society.
Also worth a read:
- Starmer ‘shocked’ about prisons crisis as early release scheme prepared – Guardian
- Hire more ex-prisoners to cut reoffending, Labour to tell businesses – Times (£)
- Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood urged to take “a different approach to family breakdown” after £51million hit to economy from family breakdown – Today’s Family Lawyer
- Democratic donors warn of campaign funds ‘drying up’ as Joe Biden holds on –Financial Times (£)
- GLO would add “unnecessary cost and expense” to student Covid claims – Legal Futures
- UK will give Ukraine £3bn a year ‘for as long as it takes’, says Starmer - Guardian
- Debt, sewage and dividends: the rising tide of Thames Water’s troubles – Guardian
- Labour minister Patrick Vallance calls for easier migration from EU – inews (£)
- Wes Streeting launches ‘warts and all’ probe into state of NHS – Independent