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LEGAL PITFALL POTENTIAL WITH SECOND JOBS AND “SIDE HUSTLES”

How to not be on the wrong side of the law with your second job The Royal London has released research suggesting that 16% of the UK have second jobs to boost their income during the cost-of-living crisis.   With more people taking up second jobs...

The Criminal Justice System is at breaking point until Junior Barrister pay is addressed, says Leading QC

Commenting on today’s news that the Criminal Bar Association has voted for an indefinite, uninterrupted strike in England and Wales from 5 September, Michelle Heeley QC, Leader of the Midlands Circuit and Barrister at No5 Barristers’ Chambers said: “For the last several months, the...

High court disapplies Justice Secretary’s new parole hearing guidance for first time.

In an urgent judgment handed down this week, the High Court has granted interim relief to a Claimant waiting for his parole case to be heard, disapplying the Secretary of State for Justice’s new parole guidance for the first time since its introduction in...

Commonwealth legal community must align thinking for post-games legacy

Discussions at a recent two-day conference conclude that the legacy of the Commonwealth Games must be to bring the legal industry together in order to undertake the challenges facing its member nations. Speaking at the Race to the Commonwealth & Beyond conference held in Birmingham,...

Government has all but forced criminal barristers to take serious action, says leading QC

In response to the recent reports of a ballot on potential court walkouts over Legal Aid, Michelle Heeley QC, Leader of the Midlands Circuit and Barrister at No5 Barristers’ Chambers commented: “As the decision to adopt a ‘no returns policy’ has not made the Government...