Criminal Defence Lawyers Affected by Legal Aid Cuts As most of you will now be aware, yesterday the Government announced in parliament at exactly 1pm that they intend to press ahead with the Two Tier duty system which will see a speedy death for up to 75% of criminal defence firms and more pressing a…
Oliver Gardner Of Howards Solicitors Manchester Explains The Issues Surrounding Referral Fees In The Legal Sector It strikes me that there are a number of issues: Firstly, there is the straight forward simple payment of what we all recognise as a referral fee: It is a payment, usually but not limited to, in monetary form…
Howards Solicitors Online Feedback System We are delighted to announce the full launch of our online feedback system. All clients are now encouraged to leave us feedback about the service they receive from either our Manchester or Macclesfield offices. Inspired by the wall full of ‘Thank You’ cards & letters in our reception, our Digital…
A Unique Perspective On Criminal Law, by Oliver Gardner of Howards Solicitors A file I picked up today to review inspired me to write this blog. It is a file relating to a man accused of a crime to which at the very first court hearing in October last year he pleaded guilty. Notwithstanding the…
Important Update On Fixed Fast Track Costs & Personal Injury Claims From 31st July 2013 Civil Procedure Rule 49.29 took effect resulting in Fixed Recoverable Costs (FRC) being applicable to any RTA/EL/PL claim that was submitted through the MOJ Portal on or after the 31st July 2013. Until such time, when a claim left the…
