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LAG Magazine December 2013
Quality assurance for advocates
December, 2013 by LAG
The decision in the judicial review which the Criminal Bar has brought against its regulators is expected before the end of December.
Criminal Bar at war over QASA
The judgment in a complex case between four criminal barristers and their regulators is expected in December.
Charities resist legal aid changes
Judicial review cases have been launched by the Prisoners’ Advice Service (PAS) and the Howard League for Penal Reform, and by the Public Law Project (PLP), to challenge plans to change legal aid.
Justice Alliance open letter to Nick Clegg/Ian Macdonald QC steps down as ILPA president/Leeds Law Centre closes/JR report from The Constitution Society
News feature: LASPO cuts and young people in and leaving prison
December, 2013 by Howard League for Penal Reform
The Howard League for Penal Reform has provided the only front-line national legal service for children and young people in prison for almost a decade.
News feature: Update on All-Party Group on Legal Aid
December, 2013 by APG on Legal Aid
The APG on Legal Aid held its latest meeting on 29 October. Karl Turner MP was elected by the APG’s officers as the group’s new chairperson.
December, 2013 by Anonymous
'... this is England. This should not be happening.'
December, 2013 by Fiona Bawdon
People with irregular immigration status are often a world away from the stereotypical 'illegal immigrant' of tabloid imagination. Some will have lived and worked in the UK nearly all their lives, unaware of their lack of status, or their risk of deportation to a country they last saw decades ago. LAG's 'Chasing Status' research aims to tell their stories. Fiona Bawdon, the journalist behind the study, explains.
Exceptional funding: 'a human rights safety net'?
December, 2013 by Mary-Rachel McCabe
Mary-Rachel McCabe, a journalist with an interest in social and criminal justice, discovers whether the coalition government’s description of the exceptional funding scheme as ‘a human rights safety net’ was merely to sweeten the bitter pill of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders (LASPO) Act 2012 as it made its way through parliament two years ago.
Housing repairs update 2013
December, 2013 by Beatrice Prevatt
In this annual review, Beatrice Prevatt details policy, legislation and case-law concerning housing disrepair. Readers should note that important cases relating to housing standards are reported in 'Prosecuting landlords: an update - Part 1'.
Prosecuting landlords: an update - Part 1
December, 2013 by Jan Luba QC
The UK government has committed itself to tackling ‘rogue’ private landlords. However, the task of enforcement has been left to hard-pressed local authorities and other enforcement agencies. In this update, Jan Luba QC reviews the use of criminal sanctions over the past year to help drive the worst landlords out of the renting business or force them to improve housing conditions. Part 1 of this article addresses prosecutions for unlawful eviction and new policy initiatives on enforcement. Part 2 will review prosecutions for other housing related offences and will be published in February 2014 Legal Action.
Recent developments in inquest law and practice - Part 1
December, 2013 by Leslie Thomas, Adam Straw and Tom Stoate
Leslie Thomas, Adam Straw and Tom Stoate review the latest important case-law in this article. Part 2 will comprise a practitioner’s guide to pre-inquest hearings in the light of the Coroners and Justice Act (CJA) 2009, and will appear in February 2014 Legal Action.
Support for migrants update - Part 1
December, 2013 by Sasha Rozansky, Deborah Gellner and Sue Willman
Sasha Rozansky, Deborah Gellner and Sue Willman continue the updates on welfare provision for asylum-seekers and other migrants, supplementing the third edition of LAG’s handbook, Support for Asylum seekers and other Migrants, 2009. The previous update appeared in June 2013 Legal Action 12. Part 2 of this article will appear in February 2014 Legal Action.
December, 2013 by Nic Madge and Jan Luba QC
Holding the police to account using judicial review - Part 2
December, 2013 by Iain Steele
In the second part of his article on judicial review claims against the police, Iain Steele considers the human rights arguments that can be advanced. Part 1 of this article was published in November 2013 Legal Action 22.
Orthodox ways to combat the rule in Hammersmith v Monk
December, 2013 by Ian Loveland
In November 2013 Legal Action 27, Ian Loveland outlined ways in which joint tenants can pre-emptively protect themselves from the effect of the rule in Hammersmith and Fulham LBC v Monk [1992] 1 AC 478, 5 December 1991. In this article, the author identifies some defences which might be adduced against the rule if – as Dacorum BC v Sims [2013] EWCA Civ 12, 24 January 2013 has held – the rule is not incompatible with article 8 of the Human Rights Act 1998.
A brief guide to the 2013 Practice Direction for MHTs in England
December, 2013 by Christopher Curran and Bill Leason
Christopher Curran and Bill Leason present a brief guide on providing statements and reports under the new 2013 Practice Direction for mental health tribunals in England (‘the 2013 PD’). The attached table summarises some of the key information. Readers should always consult a full copy of the 2013 PD.
December, 2013 by Katie Brown and Connor Johnston
Katie Brown and Connor Johnston from Young Legal Aid Lawyers (YLAL) give an overview of two new YLAL reports which examine some wider consequences of cuts to legal aid.
December, 2013 by Vicky Ling
Practitioners have been reporting numerous instances where delays have occurred because the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) raised unexpected means enquiries. Carol Storer, director of the Legal Aid Practitioners Group (LAPG), wrote to the LAA’s Director of Case Management, Shaun McNally, to ask for clarification. In this article Vicky Ling provides guidance based on his response, which is available on the LAPG website.*