It has been some time since the first instalment of my cautionary tales from the immigration Bar. Much has happened. Rules change every other day and keeping up with current law, policy and guidance is an unenviable task. This is without trying to understand / decipher Appendix FM. However, a recent instruction has given me [...]
The 1st of April 2013 marks the implementation of a swathe of changes to the Civil Procedure Rules as part of the implementation of the “Jackson Report” into civil procedure and funding. The aim of the report, in the words of Jackson, L. J. himself, is ”to promote access to justice at proportionate cost”. Funding The changes [...]
The 1 Gray’s Inn Square ‘Social Inclusion Programme’ organised by Alison Gurden, 2012 Bar Pro Bono Award winner, gave an open invitation for 3 students to attend a talk by Prisoner Ben if they could tweet (in 144 characters or less) why they wanted to attend. The 3 best have now kindly offered their subsequent blogs about the event for publication on the Barristers’ Hub…
A legal Christmas Carol from guest blogger, Rebecca Heald, Caseworker at the Bar Pro Bono Unit, which we kept back from being lost in the deluge of festive blogs so you can add to your New Year Resolutions – ‘I will help the Unit’ – for a brighter Christmas future…
A consumer champion recently won her case with the assistance of a barrister she instructed via the Direct Public Access Scheme. We invited her to outline the benefits of Direct Public Access, instructing a barrister directly without the need to instruct a solicitor first. Her blog begs the question to consumers – why pay more when you can instruct the best for less?
A pupil revisits the classic abuse of process arguments that can arise when evidence goes missing. A must read for old and new practitioners alike.