by Patrick Cox | Aug 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Ministry of Justice has issued its response to the consultation regarding “accelerated areas” of the Criminal Legal Aid review. The government will be laying a Statutory Instrument in Parliament to bring these proposals into effect – they indicate that is...
by Patrick Cox | Aug 20, 2020 | Criminal Legal Aid billing
The position of “electronic” material remains far and away the most contentious issue in relation to criminal legal aid billing. Some aspects of electronic material can be quite tricky and technical and can be left until the case is concluded (e.g. working...
by Patrick Cox | Aug 3, 2020 | Criminal Legal Aid billing
When claiming for electronic material, there are three issues that need to be addressed: (a) Proof that the material was served as part of the prosecution case (b) Provide an explanation as to why the electronic material should be treated as PPE – rather than...
by Patrick Cox | Jul 20, 2020 | Criminal Legal Aid billing
As all criminal practitioners will know, the “lockdown” measures have resulted in trials being adjourned en masse. This can have a disastrous impact on cashflow as most firms do not bill until the case has concluded. However, some years ago, solicitors were given the...
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