Thousands of criminal barristers and solicitors chose not to attend court yesterday morning in the latest display of opposition to the proposed cuts to legal aid being put forward by the Ministry of Justice and Justice Minister Chris Grayling.

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The Law Society has called for further investment into the justice system – especially civil and criminal legal aid, which wasn’t mentioned in the recent autumn budget. The Law Society President Richard Atkinson said: “The message that the Lord Chancellor should be hearing is spend to save.”

City solicitors have warned that firms may require all trainees joining from 2022 onwards to pass the new ‘super exam’, despite the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s indication that transitional arrangements allowing students to qualify through the old system may be in place until 2031. 

The Association of Law Teachers has criticised the Solicitors Regulation Authority over the regulator’s “disingenuous” reporting of the widespread criticism of its plans to introduce a new Solicitors Qualifying Examination.  

The Law Society of England and Wales has called the recent Legal Aid Agency (LAA) data breach “extremely concerning” and highlighted “the need for sustained investment to bring the LAA’s antiquated IT system up to date and ensure the public have continued trust in the justice system”. 

“AI has very high potential to help firms, consumers and the wider justice system,” according to the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) latest Risk Outlook series. 

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Section 137(1) of the Highways Act 1980 codifies the offence of wilfully obstructing a highway without lawful reason or excuse. Given the popularity of roadblocking as a form of peaceful protest, this provision has repeatedly been used as a catch-all clause with which many arrested protestors can be charged.

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