As part of the #HelpUsSayYes campaign, the clinic on 15th July allows providers to book a virtual face-to-face appointment with experienced case managers to discuss current HCF cases 💻
The deadline to register is 5pm on 8th July 2026 📍
To register 👉 https://t.co/zY4c78Tmtz
To amend and assign user roles on CCMS, providers should contact their CCMS firm administrator and not the LAA ⚠️
Further guidance is available on our legal aid learning website 👇
https://t.co/oyM8RD4Ddh
It’s Refugee Week, a timely reminder of the value of fair, informed immigration practice. BLS’s Immigration Committee focuses on the law, policy and consultation work shaping this area. Visit the BLS website to find out more and subscribe for updates. #RefugeeWeek#ImmigrationLaw
The crown court backlog remains at an unacceptable 80,000 cases, with victims and defendants often waiting years for justice.
Here are three proven methods of reducing delays that the government should focus on instead of its ineffective plans to scrap jury trials.
How “blitz courts” work to reduce backlogs and delay, @BBCRadio4 The Law Show reports; Riel Karmy-Jones KC, CBA Chair provides analysis.
The Law Show hears an independent report on Blitz Courts from BBC correspondent @adinacampbell Campbell, who has spent weeks on end over the years across the country at a host of courts, including recently monitoring “fast track hearings” at Liverpool, Northampton and Snaresbrook Crown Courts, dubbed “blitz courts” by the MoJ.
Listen here
https://t.co/6URhlWqwpP
What are 'blitz' hearings and how can they help bring down the big backlog of cases in Crown Courts? More from me in this latest Law Show episode which has now dropped: https://t.co/Wpor0CG0sw
@SimonCalder Long ago it was cheaper to travel to Dubai for a long weekend, buy some made to measure suits than buy them in the UK. It might be worthwhile doing it again.
A great evening with Justice Zione Ntaba from the High Court of Malawi on the rule of law / access to justice, and the judiciary's role in protecting the rights of poor & marginalised communities.
Thank you to all who joined us and to @3VBchambers IADRU for their partnership.
Many #Civil providers still have cases linked to their old pre-SILAS CCMS usernames ⚠️
Email notifications may be received under both profiles until cases are fully reassigned 💻
For more guidance on reassigning cases 👇
https://t.co/UYdmwARoAB
Have you been wrongly #convicted of a criminal offence?
If you have previously tried to appeal, you can apply to the CCRC to have your conviction or #sentence reviewed. Only the CCRC can send cases back to the courts for a fresh appeal⚖️
Find out more👉 https://t.co/ttlZVlwHOs
Call for Applications: Deputy Vice President
The Birmingham Law Society invites applications from members interested in serving as Deputy Vice President.
Further details here 👉 https://t.co/a3Krlg5QAt
📈Today, 19 June 2026, 86 out of the 532 Crown courtrooms in England & Wales will not be sitting.
That's 16% of them. #courtstats#CS19062026 https://t.co/OBi7XQV0Lo
"In 2025 there were around 2,500 cell fires, that's on average about seven a day. 18% of fires have resulted in injuries."
Our Managing Solicitor, Sinead MacCann, gave evidence to the Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee this morning on fire safety in prison.
Watch: https://t.co/7MJ8d1PoQg
@Scaramucci You make an important point in TRIP US about your national flag. Our flags of St. George & Union Jack have been symbols of the far right for decades. The public temporarily regains them for big sporting events.