Summary: The cake and bourbon show is upon us again. Our 72nd episode can be heard right here. In this week's show, we take a look at Sir Bill Jeffrey's review of independent criminal advocacy in England and Wales. It may be reopening an old front in the war between barristers and HCAs but the conclusions give considerable grounds for taking stock of the effects of all the reforms over the last 10 years. They also present a potentially chilling view of the future for anyone who fears change. Find the full report in the links below - along with the responses by the Bar Council and Law Society. The Land Registry might be next in terms of selling the family silver - at the very least, there are problems with the reform plans for the Keepers of the Plans. A pretty important costs case which confirms that the CPS and police cannot just blame each other to avoid costs orders and, more importantly, SNAFU is not a defence and neither is simple mistake. You're going to want to bookmark this one. The link is polite. We also take a quick scoot the rest of this week's legal news and a couple of other cases. Take a listen and find the links below. PLEASE RATE/REVIEW US: wherever you subscribe, please take two seconds as we come to the end of this series, to give us some stars and a few kind words. We'd be e'er so obliged. It helps us get up the search rankings, ya see. LINKS: The review of independent criminal advocacy in England and Wales by Sir Bill Jeffrey has been published. http://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/about/jeffrey-review/jeffrey-review-criminal-advocacy.pdf Bar Council response: http://www.barcouncil.org.uk/media-centre/news-and-press-releases/2014/may/bar-council-to-consider-jeffrey-report-into-criminal-advocacy Law Society response: http://www.lawsociety.org.uk/news/press-releases/law-society-responds-to-jeffrey-report-on-criminal-advocacy/ Land Registry http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/practice/legal-action-threat-over-land-registry-plan/5041123.article R (ex. p. Singh v Ealing Mags and CPS) http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/2014/1443.html 4 in 10 lawyers suggest you look elsewhere for a career… but who was asked? http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/practice/dont-choose-law-as-career-say-4-in-10-lawyers/5041120.article Biometric data and crime report case: http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2014/585.html Prison Governors’ Association say it’s getting to “tipping point” as Grayling carries on regardless. http://www.politics.co.uk/news/2014/05/07/prison-governors-grayling-s-regime-is-driving-us-to-tipping Apple v Samsung - the results are in. Kinda: http://www.claimsjournal.com/news/national/2014/05/05/248430.htm http://bgr.com/2014/04/23/2014-apple-vs-samsung-lawsuit-google/ Johnny Foreigner to be denied legal aid by Lord Chancellor - but is he relying on nonsense figures? Never! (But even the press can’t decide if it’s £3m or £10m): http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/10812723/No-more-legal-aid-for-foreigners-to-sue-MoD-says-Chris-Grayling.html Or a more balanced piece from the Daily Mail (!?!?) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2621672/War-crimes-lawyers-specialise-suing-serving-soliders-received-10MILLION-legal-aid-three-years.html AND FINALLY… A bit of fun: Personal Injury and the ambulance-chasers of yesteryear. Aviva’s archives of claims reveal that we were a compo-culture country long before the Yanks got involved! http://injuryclaimsnationwide.co.uk/article/history-of-injury-claim?src=tab That’s a wrap for series 12
