Barristers
Young Lawyer: Barrister focus
If Gove gets his way the public will have to rely on the kindness of lawyers
The Lord Chancellor has astutely turned the tables on the public debate over legal aid ‘Can I make a suggestion?’ came the…
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The lawyers are revolting!
Will solicitors and barristers join forces in industrial action after Gove protects advocacy fees from cuts? If you listened very carefully last…
Read moreFrom Dementor to Dalek: Michael Gove becomes Lord Chancellor
Will the profession wish for the return of Grayling, despised for his incompetence, rather than deal with Gove’s ideology? The king is…
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Independent menace
Clarke defends LASPO as Panorama lifts lid on DIY justice
Will the BBC’s exposé of government reforms to legal aid be too little, too late? ‘You’ve got to ask what justice really…
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One profession?
The GLS and NTGLS: keeping lawyers apart
How Chris Grayling became a Keyser Söze figure to the legal profession At the start of the week I asked: will the…
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Grieve: Parliament’s Mr Nice Guy
In a wide-ranging interview, Dominic Grieve QC insists criticism for the Human Rights Act isn’t totally without merit, and that legal aid…
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