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The results of the tender for new family contracts commencing on 1 February have been announced.
Tthe Legal Services Commission (LSC) has confirmed that: 'cases where the magistrate's discharge a defendant at committal following a successful submission of no case to answer are treated as cases where committal proceedings are discontinued or withdraw
The Court of Appeal recently heard the Legal Services Commission's appeal against a High Court ruling that its action to recover payments on account was statute barred by the Limitation Act due to the delay in bringing the claims.
The Law Society has published two reports this week to highlight major flaws in the government's legal aid proposals.
The Law Society supports radical and sustained change to fix the 'failing' family justice system.
Your MP will soon vote on proposals to remove legal aid provision from up to 725
We have launched a High Court challenge to the Lord Chancellor’s decision to abolish the committal fee in legally aided criminal proceedings for ‘either way’ cases.
On 3 October the Criminal Defence Service (Amendment) (Funding) Order 2011 came into force. Article 25 of the order abolishes the fixed committal fee under the Criminal Defence Service (Funding) Order 2007.
To mark the opening of the legal year, Law Society president John Wotton sets out his priorities for his presidency
Family practitioners should study the provisions of the Family Specification which sets out how the 2010 fee scheme will operate.
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