We first saw The Lake Poets in a Middlesbrough teashop, yes there is such a thing, in spring 2012 Immediately we knew that this was a rare talent. We saw them again last Saturday as headline act for the Evolution Emerging event in Newcastle. It was enhanced by Gallery Circus featuring on the same stage. […]
I have just sent the following to a client who described it as “extremely helpful” so, I thought, why not share it with a wider audience. The firm in question are Crime only and did not have an SQM Delivery Partnership audit as part of a Civil bid in 2011/12. If you did this has […]
Here is a story I missed during my e-portal absence, the case of “JG”. It relates to the apportionment of expert fees when not all parties are Legally Aided. We have seen the High Court case gleefully quoted by the LAA in number of “similar” cases. It has now been to the Court of Appeal […]
Well after what feels like an eternity I am back in the office and faced with the standard, run of the mill, issues: Can I get legal aid for XXXXX? Can we appeal this decision? Why is our NMS allocation so low? Do they always refuse applications for Points of Principle? And so forth. Getting […]
London Grammar won an Ivor Novello for this last night. We first put it up as Friday Song in September last – something which clearly influenced the judges. It joins a very select group of songs posted twice on this blog. This is a live version from “Later”
That is what I am calling today as a number of people are doing precisely that, bidding at the last minute, rather than at leisure a week or more ago. Things are therefore a bit hectic. We are still getting a lot of calls about Question 50 from the FAQ document I have not time […]
All Criminal firms who wish to continue with Legally Aided crime post July 2015 MUST make a 2015 Own Client Criminal Contract bid by 12 Noon tomorrow – Friday 23rd May. We would encourage all firms to do so, even if you are contemplating leaving this area of practice.
You may well have received a recent email from Bravo solutions as follows: Please note that a new message has been published relating to the following eTendering Event on Legal Aid Agency: Message from: The Legal Aid Agency Subject: Please read – updated FAQ document published This is a generic message and not specific to […]
The FAQ document was published yesterday with no real surprises. Indeed it confirms the approach we have been taking throughout. This has been the simplest bid round to date with only the issue of Structuring Own Client Bids causing any real confusion. This is reflected in the FAQ which confirms the advice in our previous post. […]
The bid round for next years Own Client Crime Contracts ends on Friday this week, at 12 noon. Do make sure that you, and any colleagues in other firms, have submitted an electronic bid by then. The very worst phone call we ever receive is the one at half past 12 saying – I seem […]