Blow to legal aid as High Court dismisses judicial review
NOTE Lord Justice Laws and Mr Justice Cranston heard challenges last month by the Law Society and practitioner groups the Criminal Law Solicitors’ Association (CLSA) and London Criminal Courts Solicitors’ Association (LCCSA) to Ministry of Justice decision to press ahead with two-tier contracts for criminal legal aid. The judgment was delivered today. For further details…
Civil Justice Council (CJC) – Recruitment of three members
The Council is currently looking to recruit three new members: A barrister member; A member able to represent the interests of employees – possibly from a trade union; A further member able to offer experience and expertise in a particular area of civil justice e.g. housing law. We are keen to ensure the widest range…
00980: Circuit Judge 2015 – open for application
Closing date: 19 February, 2015 – 12:00 Salary: £130,875 No of vacancies: 52 vacancies in total across England and Wales To be eligible to apply candidates must be a solicitor or barrister with at least seven years post qualification experience (PQE), a Recorder or someone who has held a full-time judicial appointment for at least…
ATJ Lecturer in Law and Diversity – University of Sheffield
The University of Sheffield is seeking to recruit a Lecturer in Law and Diversity. The ideal candidate will bring a research interest in the empirical investigation of law in a diverse society, such as the relationship between ethnicity, gender or class and legal professions; the impact of social, cultural, economic, geographic or demographic trends on…
Last BBC Training Day for BAME Legal Experts
The free media training/introduction to the world of broadcasting day is being held inGlasgow on Thursday, 12 March to encourage more black, Asian and minority ethnicity experts in Scotland to put themselves forward as experts for the media – and help increase the number of BAME experts on TV. As you know, the BAME Talent…
SRA Update
Welcome to Issue 47 of SRA Update. Our newsletter brings you the latest information about our work at the Solicitors Regulation Authority. It includes important news for solicitors and others providing legal services. New Board and committee members We have appointed new members to our Board and to our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee. On…
00925: Specialist Circuit Judge – Mercantile
On 22 January the JAC will launch a selection exercise to select a new Specialist Circuit Judge Mercantile to be based at Manchester Civil Justice Centre. Interested candidates may wish to note that the requirement of previous judicial experience has been waived for this position. All candidates will still be expected to be able to…
Two new appointments to the SRA Board
Two new appointments to the SRA Board have been announced today. Elaine Williams, former Deputy Group Company Secretary at HSBC, and David Willis, former joint Chief Executive of international legal firm Herbert Smith Freehills, are joining the Board as non-executive directors. SRA Chair of the Board, Enid Rowlands, said: “I am delighted to welcome two…
Legal aid update: Crime duty contracts – tender process suspended
Crime duty contracts: tender process suspended Following an application for interim relief by the Criminal Law Solicitors’ Association (CLSA) and London Criminal Courts Solicitors’ Association (LCCSA), the legal aid crime duty contracts tender process will be suspended until the result of the judicial reviews by CLSA, LCCSA and the Law Society in January 2015. Law…