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Law Society Council Meeting. Public minutes of 15th July 2020.

I am Sundeep Bhatia of Beaumonde Law Practice and I have been a Law Society Council Member for the Ethnic Minority Constituency since...

WHY THE QUALITY OF CRIMINAL LEGAL AID CAN NO LONGER BE TAKEN FOR GRANTED.

Yesterday was the seventieth anniversary of the Legal Aid system. It should have been an opportunity to celebrate a system which has...

MAKING A DIFFERENCE

On Wednesday 18th November I was asked ,at short notice, to do a 10 minute Feature Presentation at the Stadium Chapter of BNI in Wembley....

KEEPING YOU IN WORK AND ON THE ROAD by Sundeep Bhatia

There are many people working in the UK who depend on their driving license in order to carry out their job or in order to run their...

WHY NO ONE BEMOANS THE PLIGHT OF THE CRIMINAL SOLICITOR (AND WHY THEY SHOULD)

I remember listing to BBC Radio 5 live last week and hearing a political pundit stating that ,privately, Conservative and Labour MPs...

Happy 65th Birthday Legal Aid by Sundeep Bhatia

So Happy Birthday Legal Aid.You have given hope,Justice and solace to hundreds of thousands of people since your birth 65 years ago....

An explanation of Mediation in the light of the Law Society Council decision regarding the LCCSA/CLS

This week the Law Society Council,of which I am a member,passed a motion stating “That the Society, in the exercise of its representative...

Law Society Press Release regarding LCCSA/CLSA Judicial Review

Law Society pledges further support to criminal law solicitors The Law Society Council has voted to continue to do all in its power to...

A MEMBERSHIP PROFILE I DRAFTED FOR THE ETHNIC MINORITIES DIVISION OF THE LAW SOCIETY

I qualified as a solicitor in 1992. Following my qualification I did repossession work for Palmers solicitors in Basildon. In 1994 I...

Dear Santa.What to do if you are breathylised

. As you make your journey tonight ,delivering presents to young people all over the world ,we would like to give you some free legal...

15 October 2012-Reflections on 20 years as a Solicitor

It was 20 years ago today…..” as Sir Paul McCartney once sang. On 15 October 1992 I was admitted to the role as a solicitor of the Law...

Protect the right to a solicitor at the Police Station

Dear Mr Hurd I write both as a Resident and business owner in Pinner.I am a solicitor who has specialized in the field of criminal...

Police Station Advice 2012 The Ultimate Putdown

Hallo Mr Cameron I’m the Duty solicitor I’ve got nothing to do with the Police and the advice that I give is completely free of charge. ...

CPS PANEL weighted in favour of Barristers

The CPS panel is hailed as being a great opportunity for solicitor Advocates to branch out into the brave new world of criminal...