We received this bulletin from the CLSA today:
Invitation to CLSA members who are owners of London firms
Wednesday 25th July 2007 6.00-8.00pm
Main Hall - Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1 tube: Holborn
A meeting to discuss legal aid issues and to ascertain the extent of common agreement as between criminal law firms in London for a variety of measures to encourage the LSC to reconsider their proposals.
The aim is to produce a list of agreed objectives and to discuss the potential for and limits on any joint action by criminal law firms.
This meeting is supported by IDL and AMCLF. All our members are asked to attend. Please also inform any other partners of non-member firms that you may have contact with.
PLEASE COMPLETE AND DETACH THE FORM BELOW AND BRING IT WITH YOU TO THE MEETING.
SMP as at JULY 2006 £
SMP as at JULY 2007 £
Total income from Criminal Legal Aid in financial year 01.04.05-31.03.06 £
If we collate these figures during the meeting, using published LSC budget data we will be able to produce at the meeting an estimate of the share of the market controlled by those firms present at the meeting.
The SMP figures will also help us form a view as to the impact of means testing and the new Magistrates' Court fees.
The figures will be provided in an entirely anonymous fashion.
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