The new provision came into force today , enabling the legal aid to be repaid from restrained assets , BSB partner Jon Black comments to the legal press as to how this should only be used when appropriate http://www.solicitorsjournal.com/news/crime/funding-legal-aid/22893/legal-aid-agency-recover-%C2%A32m-convicted-criminals Legal aid clawback powers come into force | News | Law Society Gazette
BSB Partner Jonathan Black writes about the future of legal aid and access to justice , explaining why it is important for firms like BSB to survive in order to provide thorough representation. http://www.bloomsburylawonline.com/news/franchises-to-serve-the-disenfranchised/
Jonathan Black explains the importance of access to justice of the voting public and the disaterous consequences of not having a defence lawyer in court. Jonathan Black , President of London Criminal Courts Solicitor Association , appeared on London Live ahead of the vote for Justice rally in order to exlpain that cuts to Access to … Continued
BSB Partner Jon Black to address Vote For Justice Rally , Central Methodist Hall , 23/04/15 BSB partner Jon Black , current President of The London Criminal Courts Association, will tell The Vote For Justice Rally in Central London that lawyers will use the election to pass judgement on the way the government have behaved towards their … Continued
Allegations of historic sexual abuse are very much in the public eye. It is no secret that the strain on Public funding has resulted in an ever increasing number of our clients to seek Private Representation. At BSB Solicitors, we have an excellent track record of defending private clients. We have a dedicated Private Client … Continued
Article on legality and effectiveness of Stop and Search Powers Cecilia Godwin appears in an article in The Huffington Post which looks at the lawfulness of police Stop and Search powers. Cecilia who is part of the Stop and Search Legal Project and who recently appeared on Radio London talking about the inappropriate use of the powers, describes the … Continued
Cecilia Goodwin appeared in front of The London Assembly where there was a debate on the efficacy of Stop and Search police powers Cecilia Goodwin participated in a debate on the use of Police Powers of Stop and Search at the London Assembly.
Thoughts on the recent case of Jeremy Forrest As Jeremy Forrest waits his extradition to The UK and Megan Stammers spends her first few hours being examined by officials from the police and social services, those that have followed the story, wait for the details to unravel and the fate of Mr Forrest to be unveiled. We … Continued
There is a perception that lawyers are too expensive In view of Ken Clarke’s comments that we are the highest spending country in the world on legal aid, and the repeated spinning in the media how legal aid is spent on the undeserving, it is a shame we may forget why a lawyer is needed. … Continued
Jon Black, the LCCSA Training Officer has helped organise a topical seminar As the much vaunted ‘Stop Delaying Justice’ initiative kicks in, leaving some of us wondering at what price, Jon Black has recruited Bruce Reid to give a seminar for the LCCSA on 8th March. The proposal is aimed at reducing unnecessary delays, and thereby helping … Continued
Despite the best efforts by Ed Fitzgerald QC and Alured Darlington The Court of Appeal refused appeals brought by persons adversely affected by recent Sentencing reforms. Alured’s letter to various professional bodies appears here. “I am very disappointed. This even applied to those who pleaded guilty.whose appeals were in time, and if they had been sentenced weeks, … Continued
Alured Darlington has set out a plea to the Government to see sense in its application of the Sentencing Guideline Councils’ proposals Whatever differences of opinion there may be between Theresa May of the Home Office and Ken Clarke of the Ministry of Justice they should now be joining forces in correcting a situation which … Continued
