Summary Criminal Legal Assistance
Criminal Legal Aid Negotiating Team
The Society's Criminal Legal Aid Negotiating Team hjas published a quarterly report for January to March 2010. The team - Oliver Adair, Ian Bryce, Ken Dalling, Vincent McGovern and John Scott - encourage members to contact them with any questions, comments or proposals on summary and solemn criminal Legal Aid and the team's contact details are included in the report.
Revised Summary Legal Aid Reform Proposals
The Society has submitted comments on the Summary Justice Reforms to the Justice Committee of the Scottish Parliament. These submissions have been prepared by the Society's Legal Aid Negotiating Team.
On 26 January the Legal Aid Negotiating team (formerly the Summary Review Group) was invited to give oral evidence on the implementation of summary justice reform to the Justice Committee.
Click here to read the Society's Memorandum of Comments in full.
