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By Monidipa Fouzder2021-01-29T07:23:00+00:00 The Ministry of Justice has named a wide-ranging panel of legal experts - including a former co-chair of the Law Society’s criminal law committee - to test and challenge the recommendations made by the independent review into criminal legal aid. The review, looking at the system in its entirety, is being led by competition lawyer and former judge Sir Christopher Bellamy. The Ministry of Justice said the panel, The panel includes: Tuckers managing partner Richard Atkinson, immediate past co-chair of the Society’s criminal law committee; Bill Waddington, former chair of the Criminal Law Solicitors Association; solicitor and deputy High Court judge Margaret Obi, a former member of the Society s criminal law committee; Crispin Passmore, a former director at the Solicitors Regulation Authority; and Dr Natalie Byrom, director of research at the Legal Education Foundation. ....
Sir Christopher Bellamy QC (Chair): Sir Christopher is a former judge with a wealth of legal experience. He has recently stepped down as Chairman of Linklaters global competition practice and joined Monckton Chambers to focus on mediation and arbitration. Sir Christopher will lead a dedicated review team within Government and will have close oversight of the work to ensure it meets these terms of reference and delivers robust, evidence-based recommendations. Professor Sue Arrowsmith QC: Sue Arrowsmith is Professor Emerita of Law at the University of Nottingham, where she was formerly Director of the Public Procurement Research Group and leader of the EU Asia Link project to establish procurement research centres globally. She was appointed Queen’s Counsel (honoris causa) in 2019 and in 2007 received the CIPS Swinbank Medal for thought innovation in purchasing and supply. She is currently a member of the Government’s Thematic Trade Advisory Group on procurement and ....
Expert and Advisory Panel appointed for the Independent Review of Criminal Legal Aid A panel of experts has been appointed to support Sir Christopher Bellamy QC (Chair) in examining the long-term sustainability of the criminal legal aid system. From: 28 January 2021 The Expert and Advisory Panel, appointed by the Lord Chancellor, will provide support by testing and challenging the review’s emerging findings and recommendations. Sir Christopher, who was appointed by the Lord Chancellor on 21 December 2020 will chair monthly meetings of the expert and advisory panel, beginning in February. Sir Christopher will submit his recommendations to the Lord Chancellor later this year and it is intended that the report will be published by the end of this year alongside the government’s response. ....