New ACL website goes live
The ACL’s new website was ‘soft’ launched this week. It was previous chairman Sue Nash’s idea to relaunch the site, and she helped push it forward during her time in office. Tabitha Creasy in the office has done a lot of work in managing the content, while Council member David Wright played a key role in completing the project.
All Costs Lawyers and trainees have been sent an email with their username and password. The new forum has not yet gone live, but it will be available soon.
Jackson to headline National Conference
Lord Justice Jackson, who is due to deliver his report on fixed recoverable costs by the end of this month, will make the keynote speech at the ACL’s National Conference. It takes place on Friday 20 and Saturday 21 October 2017 at the Park Plaza London Riverbank Hotel.
Bookings are not yet being taken, but details will be the website once more speakers are confirmed.
Still time to vote
The ACL has sent out voting forms for the vacancy on the ACL Council. They must be received by 12 noon on Tuesday 25 July. There are three candidates: Claire Green, Oliver Horsepool and Jason Osborn. If you have not received your voting form, contact enquiries@costslawyer.co.uk.
Bookings open for Legal Aid Group seminar
The ACL’s Legal Aid Group is now taking bookings for its all-day event on 11 September in London. With senior Legal Aid Agency staff speaking and running a one-to-one drop-in session, this is a chance for attendees to resolve some of their more problematic legal aid issues.
Confirmed speakers are:
– Alison Pickup (Legal director) and Katy Watts (Solicitor) from the Public Law Project, speaking on exceptional case funding in family law
– Carol Storer, director of the Legal Aid Practitioners Group; and
– Rob Damião, civil finance technical lead at the Legal Aid Agency.
Click here for all the details.
Burcher Jennings enters Bath
Burcher Jennings has opened a new office in Bath to access the M4 corridor, its ninth across England. It is led by Costs Lawyer Melanie Homersham (pictured).
CEO Martyn Jennings said: “The new Bath office is part of our strategy to ensure legal practitioners across the country have direct access to our services. Our business is built on providing a personalised service tailored to each individual client. Law firms in Bath and throughout the M4 corridor have been turning to us, and the new office will enable us to better meet their needs.”