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A brutal, technicolour portrait of life at the Criminal Bar. The Life of a Criminal Case. Sanguinity, seagulls and a death sentence for victims of crime. I aspire to at least the pretence of variety in my solipsism, and, in between spryly evading the attention of mercenary St Ivian seagulls. With a remorseless inevitability I return to the Crown Court today to pick up where my last raving.

The Life and Times of the Criminal Defence Lawyer. Monday, 17 August 2015. Over 20 have resigned in protest. These increases are consistent with a pattern of massive court fee increases in the civil courts including employment tribunals. As defence lawyers we, of course, welcome the .

Criminal law and justice, legal aid and access to justice. But last Friday HHJ Clayson sitting at Bolton Crown Court issued a Practice Note. Which it seemed to me called for a response. Standing firm and holding the line. These are very difficult times for that part of the legal profession that does criminal work paid for under the legal aid scheme. Relentless cuts followed by existenti.