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A strong argument for not pursuing a case as a litigant in person can be found in this case. That said, hats off to the applicant for at least getting a Judicial Review hearing in person. Not least after turning up two hours late. There is an...
[Edit 26 October 2007. Update on this story here] Given my unusual, if not exceptional, melding of experience in law and contemporary art practice, I ought to have jumped at the news that Plod were investigating a photo by Nan Goldin, Klara and...
Dear Minister for Justice, I note that in your address to the Society of Labour Lawyers you asked for the help of the legal profession in finding out why England and Wales spend more on legal aid than 'any other nation'. I am somewhat surprised...
I was, to put it demotically, gobsmacked by the content of a 'warning' from the Equal Opportunities Commission that the Employment Tribunal system is creaking under the weight of claims brought by those naughty 'no win no fee' solicitors. When they...
My last post on the Hyman affair (at least unless or until something else interesting turns up) is just a pointer to this story, an 'exclusive' interview with Hyman's client. I had missed this on the entirely justifiable basis that it was in the...
Doughty Street Chambers have a press release on their front page about Bruce Hyman. It reads: There have been several false press reports that Bruce Hyman, a barrister who has pleaded guilty to an attempt to pervert the course of justice, was a...
So Bruce Hyman got 12 months for perverting the course of justice, thanks VM for the details. The Beeb has a photo of Hyman looking furtive, as well he might. That may be longer than other media people have received for looking at child porn, but I...
I am indebted to Victorian Maiden (QC) at Ruthie's Law for the news that Bruce Hyman is to be sentenced tomorrow, 19 September. He may make history as the first barrister for 800 years to be sent to prison for perverting the course of justice....
First, a tip of the hat to John Bolch at Family Lore for spotting that the LSC has increased its provision of grants to for 'legal aid' traineeships by 100, on top of the current 492 (apparently, but only 71 firms involved?). While the grants might...
I posted on Lewisham v Malcolm ten days ago. Since then a couple of commentors have raised issues and Tessa has posted on the implications of the case at Landlord Law. So it seemed worth a further look. The caveat is that what follows is my...
I've been meaning to post on this for a while and have been prodded into life by quite a few searchers on the topic. The reason I've been delaying is that, frankly, it is a bit of a sod. Unlike the carefully calculated, quantified, actuarialised...
The latest figures, up to Quarter 2 2007 are available on the Ministry of Justice site, link to the PDF. The figures show quite a drop in the Q2 figures for non-accelerated possession claims issued (including claims by Councils and Housing...