Courts Infrastructure Survey
Evening Standard, New Law Journal and LexisNexis use our recent survey on court infrastructure to highlight the dismal condition of courts in England and Wales, and reveal our demands for increased investment in the justice system.
Law Society President Lubna Shuja is quoted: “The poor state of court buildings across England and Wales is both a contributor to the huge backlog of court cases and a stark illustration of the lack of investment in our justice system.“
Coverage continues in Scottish Legal News and Irish Legal News.
Rwanda removals policy
The Law Society’s response to the High Court’s ruling on the Rwanda asylum policy is covered in the Gazette, Gazette Ireland, National World, Solicitors Journal, SE Londoner and Business Fast.
Law Society President Lubna Shuja said: “This policy has far-reaching consequences for those affected, and it is absolutely vital each case is properly considered on its facts, as is made clear in today’s judgment.”
“Whatever the final outcome, we hope the government will commit to taking a measured approach and continue to review its obligations under international and domestic law. Our members – solicitors in all areas of law – will be watching carefully to see that access to justice and the rule of law are preserved in whatever steps the government takes next.”
Ellie Cumbo, the Law Society’s Head of Public Law, speaks to Tom Swarbrick at LBC (from 04:30) to explain the court judgement on Home Office’s policy.
“What actually happened, although I’m aware it’s not made it into the news coverage, all of those eight claimants were successful in the sense that the Home Office will have to go back and look at their cases again.”
“The government did not find that the policy itself was unlawful, i.e. that any proposed removal of someone in these circumstances to Rwanda would be a flawed decision.”
“There’s a whole separate suite of questions about the resources needed to make these decisions properly in future.”
Celebrating 100 years since the first female solicitor
Law.com continues coverage of our celebration of Carrie Morrison as the first female solicitor and the centenary marking the first women admitted to the profession.
SRA indemnity scheme
Law Society President Lubna Shuja is quoted in response to the SRA’s new indemnity scheme, seen in Today’s Conveyancer.
She said: “We expect further explanation of the basis on which the new scheme will operate to be included in the SRA’s rule change application to the Legal Services Board, which will be the next major step towards ensuring the new arrangements are in place by 1 October 2023.”
Also worth a read:
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- SRA shuts down Metamorph group firms - Legal Futures