Oliver Gardner of Howards Solicitors and CLSA Committee Member reports on the latest developments in criminal legal aid. On the 1st July 2015 the majority of solicitors undertaking publicly funded criminal defence work decided to stop accepting new instructions (Protocol 1) in protest at the Government’s decision to again reduce the rates payable. I could…
Refugee Crisis, Dead Babies And All You Do Is Make Excuses! It has long frustrated that me that “our” response to the current and ongoing refugee crisis has been not only lacking but wholly unsympathetic. I have been hesitant to cast assumptions about our collective conscience preferring to conclude that factors such as the daily…
Howards Solicitors Personal Injury Team Track Down Witness Police Failed To Mention! On the 25th August 2015, Howards Solicitors Personal Injury Team successfully secured judgment for the claimant following trial at the Manchester County Court in the matter of Mr. Dean Sharkey –v- Liverpool Victoria Insurance Company Limited. The brief facts of the case are…
