Pink Tape

a blog from the family bar

One Last Sip…

I need a drink. Look away if you don’t want to hear me whine with self pity. On 4 August the demise of the SIP (Special Issue Payment), which just about makes the Graduated Fee Scheme worth doing, becomes a reality. The changes have only just been confirmed: in essence some SIPs are abolished altogether, [...]

New Blog About Young Care Leavers

Just happened upon an interesting new blog ‘corbysays’ which is tackling the difficult topic of young care leavers. Its only a fledgling blog at the moment but already has some thought provoking material on it. (h/t to @waugaman)

Lord Bach To The Drawing Board

Lord Bach, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Ministry of Justice, yesterday made a written statement to the House in respect of the proposed cuts to family legal aid advocacy fees, in which he said:  Since the formal consultation ended, the Legal Services Commission has had a substantial amount of constructive engagement with stakeholders. They have provided a [...]

Breast Enhancement

I was more than a little miffy yesterday to read the material in The Times which suggested that my 10 month self-imposed martyrdom under the ‘breast is best’ banner may have been for little ultimate benefit. I would, it seems, have done no worse to have swapped him onto the bottle as soon as I [...]

Romance is Not Dead

Look, it was reported in The Times so it can’t be that daft (right?). Plus, it’s got romance, relationships, lawyers and a little bit of local interest (that’s the Bristol Suspension Bridge and Flatholm in the Bristol Channel you can see in the background, and right where he’s lying on the sand, right there, I [...]

Trustee in Bankruptcy has 3 Year Window

I have not had time to read the full report of this case reported last week in The Times: Lewis and Another v Metropolitan Property Realisations Ltd (Court of Appeal, July 15 2009), but it is certainly going to be worth a look both for families concerned about losing their home and ex-(or soon to [...]

Happy 2nd Birthday! Pink and Proud

Wow – Pink Tape is 2 years old. I confess I didn’t really think this far ahead when I made my first blog entry and landed on the name Pink Tape. I didn’t really think ahead at all – it seemed like a good idea at the time. But it’s been fun, and moderately successful, [...]

Special Irritation Payments

Oh. Joy. Another claim refused by the LSC on the basis of an incorrect ‘interpretation’ of the regulations as to what can be claimed under Graduated Fees. Now I shall have to spend time submitting my application for review to remind the LSC what its own regulations say. This game is not funny any more and [...]

Legal Disciplinary Practices

Interesting post on the LAG News Blog about the Bar’s approach to Legal Disciplinary Practices. I see the arguments for and against, but am increasingly persuaded that the bar will need to embrace flexibility of format to survive and thrive.

FAMILY LEGAL AID PLANS TORN APART IN DAMNING JUSTICE SELECT COMMITTEE REPORT

Ah, it’s just a roller coaster in this job. You never know what to expect – at court, or in your bank account. Don’t you just love it? Today the Justice Select Committee has blown a great big hole in the bow of the LSC proposals to cut our fees (I’d like to say it was [...]

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