Michael Todd QC, incoming chairman of the Bar Council, said the government's decision to delay competitive tendering for criminal legal aid by two years was the result of “a sustained effort by the Barâ€.
The Court of Appeal has rejected arguments by the Law Society and Bar Council that the LSC's ability to recoup legal aid payments on account should be limited to six years from the end of the case.
Voluntary quality schemes for legal services failed to check providers' technical competence, didn't take account of consumer's views and offered "no proof that they are delivering on their quality claims", the legal services consumer panel has found.