Civil legal aid from 1st April….Unified contract up date
Following the frenzy of activity and debate last week as to whether or not firms should sign the new contract for civil work, it now seems that many firms have signed the contract….But under protest.
Following the frenzy of activity and debate last week as to whether or not firms should sign the new contract for civil work, it now seems that many firms have signed the contract….But under protest.
The LAPG have today done a press release which CONDEMNS “ABUSE OF POWER” BY “LOATHED” LSC and provides an excellent summary of what happened last week as many respected practitioners felt compelled to sign under protest. Click here to read their press release.
An emergency order of the High Court obtained by a firm who have issued judicial review proceedings indicated the view that a ‘signature "under protest" – ie without prejudice to the contention that the unified contract was unlawful would be sufficient protection for the Claimant's position.' So it may be that this battle is not over yet.