Tag: Barristers
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Magistrates: Swift and Sure Justice Paper
Magistrates and the Swift and Sure Justice Paper In 2012 the Government issued a consultation paper entitled Swift and Sure Justice. In this paper it is considering allowing single magistrates to rule on uncontested, low level criminal cases. Some pilot community justice centres have been […]
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Legal Education and Training Review
The online resource of the Legal Education and Training Review is: http://letr.org.uk/ In 2011 a Legal Education and Training Review(LETR) was established by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), the Bar Standards Board (BSB) and ILEX Professional Standards (IPS). The Review is […]
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Quality Assurance Scheme for Advocates
Quality assurance scheme for advocates There has been some concern about the quality of advocacy in the courts. The quality of some solicitor advocates has been questioned, particularly by barristers. Lord Carter produced a report in 2006 in which he stated that market forces alone can no […]