The market The Terms of Reference (para 7) distinguishes the ‘market’ (defined as the body of private actors who provide Criminal legal aid services including both individuals and firms), and the ‘Criminal Legal Aid System’ which refers to ‘the Market the Government...

Acquitted of Murder following 3 month COVID trial Powell Spencer & Partners client, represented by Sinead Zaman and Ali Bajwa QC and Christian Wasunna, members of the Garden Court Chambers Criminal Defence Team, represented Mr C, at the relevant time a 27 year old...

  What is domestic abuse? Domestic abuse can consist of an incident or an ongoing pattern of incidents consisting of but not limited to: • Coercive control (a pattern of intimidation, degradation, isolation and control with the use or threat of physical or sexual...

Protecting clients and staff in the pandemic We have taken the decision that in the midst of this pandemic we will as a firm withdraw from all face to face client contact. This includes all police station attendances, magistrates’ court attendances, crown court...