F.O. – Funding Order 

The “Final” draft of the CDS Funding order, dealing with previous omissions has been published.

LiP News 

Came across this judgement, via Twitter, which was spotted by Garry Slapper. Post LASPO we can expect much more of this type of litigant-in-person tomfoolery. Favourite bits “Mr Covey took the course of stripping off his clothes and throwing water at one member of the court” And 15. THE LORD CHIEF JUSTICE: His submissions so […]

Audit and Appeal 

I have finalised and sent my slide presentation for TLS Legal Aid Conference on Thursday. In the mean time actual audit activity continues to astound. As ever I am reticent to give details which could allow firms, and our involvement with them, to be identified and one set of circumstances are so strange that that […]

Another GWS 

I have just heard that longstanding JRS client Alan Bridger has been ill and in hospital. For the second time, and hopefully the last, can we wish him a speedy recovery.