Prosecution fee increase
New Law Journal reports that fees for prosecution barristers are rising to give them parity with defence barristers.
Law Society President Lubna Shuja said: “There needs to be equality of arms with defence solicitors too.
“There is no reason why the Treasury cannot also provide a similar remedy for defence solicitors, as set out in Lord Bellamy’s independent report. This must be a priority to address the seriously damaging inequality that has led to more than 1,000 duty solicitors leaving the profession since 2017, many of them to the Crown Prosecution Service.”
Presidential celebration
Bradford Means Business covers an event in Bradford honouring Lubna Shuja’s appointment as our first Asian and first Muslim president.
Fixed recoverable costs in housing cases
New Law Journal looks at our reaction to the government delaying the implementation of fixed recoverable costs (FRCs) in housing cases.
Law Society President Lubna Shuja welcomed the reprieve but urged the government “to consider scrapping the implementation of FRCs in housing cases entirely. The complexity and unique nature of housing cases makes them unsuitable for the application of FRCs”.
Gender diversity in the legal profession
The Gazette mentions our research on gender diversity at senior levels of the legal profession in a piece about women studying law outnumbering men two to one.
Court backlogs
Salisbury Journal covers of our reaction to the latest criminal court statistics.
Survey says
The Solicitors Journal reports the findings of our most recent practising certificate holder survey.
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