A client firm is today seeking the first Formal Review of a decision to refuse them New Matter Starts. There does now appear to be a national moratorium and a “policy” on this is apparently being developed . We will keep you informed.
A client firm is today seeking the first Formal Review of a decision to refuse them New Matter Starts. There does now appear to be a national moratorium and a “policy” on this is apparently being developed . We will keep you informed.
In addition to Stewart Lee on Tuesday and Stornoway tonight we got to see a long time favourite, Richard Hawley, at the Sage, Gatesheed, again on Wednesday. He was great, did most of the excellent new album including this (not quite sure why it is “the single”). Written for his wife, because he is “as […]
There is a whole batch of new forms, both CLS and CDS (though mainly the former) which become mandatory from November. You can see previews here. I have not trawled them all to spot the differences, no prize on offer, however there is a document which explains this. The one issue on which we have […]
Simultaneous with yesterdays post here was the announcement of a further “review” into Legal Aid by the MoJ. If you can’t be bothered reading the my post the key theme is – MoJ frustration with LSC progress in delivering “reform” and the growing suspicion that they, the MoJ, can achieve more by going over the […]
I have been “stalking” this page on the LSC Website since early August awaiting the Mental Health procurement plans. Have I missed them, are they somewhere else? Let me know if this is so. Otherwise our Mental Health clients please note we have not forgotten about you.
Catherine Baksi does a news blog on the LS Gazette website. The current top entry is entitled The true cost of legal aid cuts. She concludes thus: Many of these proposals appear to make it harder for vulnerable people to challenge the decisions of public bodies, including the government, and put more control in the […]
Car with electronic hand brake fault. Advice contained in the manual – “take it to a main dealer” – brilliant!!
We have featured these boys before. I now have their album, which I like a lot, in the car (the fact that the Independent doesn’t being a bonus – yes the lyrics are a bit overwrought but they are just kids). This is the single from “Sigh no More” and comes with a Parental Advisory […]
The phone continues to ring – it being contract reconciliation and POCA issues this morning to date. With regard to the former do remember in Crime that you can request that you contract be balanced with a 7.5% “pull forward”.
Andy is away in the sun, as many of you will know, and so I am dealing with significantly more phone queries. Alongside that I have just prepped tomorrows Webinar on SQM developments – its not an exciting one but will save the participants a couple of hours reading. It has been a right mixed […]