Tag Archives: Legal Aid

Can the Bar afford NOT to strike?

Posted on November 28, 2013 by utterbarrister

(Originally posted as a reply to Nigel Pascoe QC’s comments about a strike…..) Nigel – it is always a pleasure to “speak” to you. I have been in this great vocation for many a year, not as many as you, … Continue reading →

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My Response to the Next Steps “Consultation” – for what it’s worth.

Posted on November 1, 2013 by utterbarrister

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Shape of things to come in Grayling’s Brave New World

Posted on June 9, 2013 by utterbarrister

We have all devoted many pages, many hours and many words to dissecting the proposals of our current LC, Mr Grayling, and of his MoJ apparatchiks. We in the system know that it is already creaking and groaning under the … Continue reading →

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The meat of my response (it’s not as much fun….sorry)

Posted on June 1, 2013 by utterbarrister

  Having indulged myself in a response to the Minister’s political propaganda of a foreword, I turn to the specific questions. However, my overarching response to the questions is that I do not agree that PCT is acceptable, appropriate or … Continue reading →

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