Chairman's Column
Legal Aid - where are we?
The continuing uncertainty over legal aid reform; BSB entity regulation; concerns over CPS panels; key note speech for June 20; and the opening of an ADR centre in Kolkata. I begin by offering... read moreJackson: the next chapter
Response to Government announcement on Jackson; the Norgrove Review; criminal legal aid update; inaugural Bar Debate; and a clutch of new Silks. We now have the Government response to the... read moreThe battle continues
Preparing for all eventualities in a radically different marketContributorPeter Lodder QC, Bar Chairman The Bar Council has always opposed One Case One Fee (OCOF). History... read moreLegal Aid Consultation – savings or even greater cost?
Synoposis of Bar’s response to MoJ’s consultation papers on legal aid and Jackson. The Bar has concluded that most of the legal aid proposals will cause irreparable damage Contributor Peter Lodder QC... read moreCuts, cuts and more cuts …
An outline of the Bar Council’s strategy ContributorPeter Lodder QC A few weeks into the year and the predominant issue remains clear: the challenges of the proposed... read moreThe waiting game
Reaction to the recent Government consultations This is my first column as your Chairman, written at the beginning of December but because of printing timetables it will not be published until... read moreThat Was the Year That Was …
Nick Green QC reviews the events that shaped his year as Chairman and looks to the Bar’s future This is my final chance to express my thoughts as Chairman, before returning to civvy street. There is... read moreJustice in the Balance
We will work to ensure the forthcoming spending cuts are implemented in a way which preserves the profession and the justice system, writes Nick Green QC read moreThe Direct Approach
Nick Green QC on entity regulation, direct access training courses and bidding for local authority work read moreBrace for Impact
Nick Green QC issues a warning about the Comprehensive Spending Review read morePages
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