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Criminal law specialist Richard Atkinson has been elected as incoming deputy vice president of the Law Society.
Solicitors’ leaders are calling on the UK government to take the extra steps needed to safeguard the future of the criminal defence profession and the criminal justice system.
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The criminal justice system is in crisis with a lack of investment leading to unprecedented backlogs and rapidly shrinking numbers of legal aid firms. Find out what we’re doing to fight for the future of criminal legal aid.
The government has announced an initial increase to criminal legal aid fees, coming into force from September 2022.
The UK government announced an initial 9% increase to criminal legal aid rates for solicitors will come into force from September this year, with the possibility for further increases as the consultation on criminal legal aid concludes in the autumn.
