Off to London (holiday). Portishead’s new album – out now!
Off to London (holiday). Portishead’s new album – out now!
Sat in on a demonstration of what looks a very interesting software product yesterday. This was out of office, with an early start for me, hence the lack of a post here. It is a database which allows for the electronic manipulation and presentation of evidence. It has most potential application in complex and VHCC […]
I know we can’t help ourselves where “LSC Off-line” is concerned, particularly as the proposed “Transformation” process looks towards a much more significant expansion of “off-line working”. That said I have it on good authority that the new DSCC site is a good and useful resource. It provides apparently a wealth of statistical information about […]
By request we re post a link to the 14th January, Litigators Fee guidance. As cases begin to fall for billing under the new scheme our phone casework is increasing hence the need for continuing training on the subject – such as these 2 courses over the next fortnight. Today’s first phone call involved the […]
Deliver Transformation S. 3.7 “Under these proposals, if the position arose that we (the LSC) were unable to receive electronic submissions, we would ensure that we had contingency arrangement in place”
I am having a bit of a “phone enquiry about billing matters” morning so far. It demonstrates, if nothing else, that you can’t switch off even though all you are going to get is a standard fee. Perhaps most interesting has been a caller who has completed their first EC Claim 1 on a CDS […]
I had intended to post a Portishead track given the imminence of their new album and a 5 star review of this weeks Manchester gig. However I have received a request for something by Bruce (not Forsyth) so here is a frankly rather predicable choice from my somewhat limited knowledge of the man and his […]
Not surprisingly the Gazette leads with the settlement of the Law Society’s legal action against the unified contract. As indicated yesterday we have begun testing some of the promised benefits and earnestly hope that it is as good as is seems on paper. Equally unsurprisingly there comes with the good news a less optimistic take […]
In need of something to read? Try these: 1 Delivery Transformation Consultation 2 Route Map for Civil Legal Aid The former is about saving administrative costs and electronic working (yes I know) the latter about the further move into graduated fees. The good news is that Civil BVT looks to have been kicked into the […]
In the last few days I have had occasion to test out 2 sections of the settlement deed between our robotic overlords and the LSC. The first involves section 8 and UPOA. I have previously expressed my concern that this is drawn a little too tightly to help certain firms. We shall see and I […]