Monthly Archives: June 2009

Off out to discuss costs drafting and CDS BVT so little time to post. DO check out the comments on this post though – the fight generator is funny.

Just finished the course notes for Fridays Webinar on Peer Review. Not a bad condensation of a 3-hour course I reckon. Still time to join in should you wish to.

As mentioned yesterday I am dealing with a batch of things at the moment and after more hassle with “on-line” banking I settled down for a bit of also abortive appeal preparation. I have my first Fixed Fee Contract Compliance Audit (FFCCA) to go as far as an Independent Costs Adjudicator. These for, those out […]

I have a mixed bag of admin., UPOA reconciliation, appeals and Webinar prep. on my plate today and tomorrow, with the perusal of some files for Peer Review training purposes for afters. Chuck a range of phone queries into the mix, taxation, BVT/procurement and even a brave soul considering opening up a Legal Aid practice, […]

I remember having a grim laugh when the MoJ first proposed capping central funds costs to Legal Aid rates. It is now firmly on the blocks. Elsewhere in the Gazette are letters from friends of this site Rodney Warren and Andrew Keogh. I can confirm that the latter is correct with regard to the Wigan […]

Sorry for light posting last week as I was away for 3 days and without Wi Fi in my hotel room. Will be worse next week as I am off to Espana with the family – unless someone from the rest of the gang decides to do some posting.

How are you doing with accumulating your 12-hours mandatory management training points, as required by the Solicitors Code of Conduct Rule 5.02? One of the aims of the new webinar service is to allow you to get all 12, over the course of the year, without moving from your desk. On Friday there is another […]

Having covered this news story last week we now have Setanta on the brink.

Do you regularly represent criminal clients in any of these five Crown Courts?

Here is another cover we are working on: