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Crime news: emailing Interests of Justice appeals

Crime news: emailing Interests of Justice appeals

Thursday, 19 March 2015

Remember to use the correct form when sending Interests of Justice appeals to our new mailbox....

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Crime news: rollout of CRM14 eForm across southern England

Crime news: rollout of CRM14 eForm across southern England

Thursday, 19 March 2015

We are now processing applications for cases being heard in the south east and south west of England....

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Civil news: handy CCMS tips as we approach 1,000 users

Civil news: handy CCMS tips as we approach 1,000 users

Thursday, 19 March 2015

Top tips to help the increasing number of people using our Client and Cost Management System (CCMS)....

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Civil/crime news: masterpack forms update April 2015

Civil/crime news: masterpack forms update April 2015

Tuesday, 17 March 2015

Updated legal aid forms are being introduced from 1 April 2015....

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Crime news: Crown Court fees to be paid directly to trial advocates

Crime news: Crown Court fees to be paid directly to trial advocates

Friday, 13 March 2015

Payment to be made to advocates attending the main hearing in Crown Court cases from May 2015....

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Crime news: update on 2015 Duty Provider Crime contracts

Crime news: update on 2015 Duty Provider Crime contracts

Wednesday, 11 March 2015

Invitation to tender remains on hold....

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Crime news: new disclosure process for unused material in summary cases

Crime news: new disclosure process for unused material in summary cases

Thursday, 05 March 2015

Defence to be provided with new Streamlined Disclosure Certificate at first hearing....

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Crime news: CPS publishes Secure eMail contact addresses

Crime news: CPS publishes Secure eMail contact addresses

Wednesday, 04 March 2015

Secure eMail contact addresses now listed for defence practitioners to use on Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) website....

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Crime news: national ‘trial blitz’ starts in April 2015

Crime news: national ‘trial blitz’ starts in April 2015

Tuesday, 03 March 2015

Initiative to tackle trial backlogs launched by judiciary....

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Crime news: new mailbox for Interests of Justice appeals

Crime news: new mailbox for Interests of Justice appeals

Tuesday, 03 March 2015

Mailbox should help processing of Interests of Justice appeals against refusal of legal aid....

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Civil/crime news: Online training on Anti Social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act

Civil/crime news: Online training on Anti Social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act

Monday, 02 March 2015

Changes to fees for Part 1 injunctions under the Anti-Social Behaviours Crime & Policing Act (ASBCPA) 2014....

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Crime news: 2015 Duty Provider Crime Contracts update

Crime news: 2015 Duty Provider Crime Contracts update

Friday, 27 February 2015

Invitation to tender remains on hold pending appeal against court decision....

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Civil/crime news: contract amendments for new anti social behaviour injunction

Civil/crime news: contract amendments for new anti social behaviour injunction

Monday, 23 February 2015

Amendments to enable civil and crime providers to carry out part 1 injunction applications....

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Crime news: updated local Bar travel allowances

Crime news: updated local Bar travel allowances

Monday, 23 February 2015

Updated version of the local Bar travel allowances for Crown Court work is now available....

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Crime news: launch of ‘crime billing online’ pilot

Crime news: launch of ‘crime billing online’ pilot

Thursday, 19 February 2015

Solicitor advocate firms and chambers to take part in trial...

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Civil news: changes to CCMS email addresses

Civil news: changes to CCMS email addresses

Thursday, 19 February 2015

We’re streamlining the channels you can use for CCMS enquiries....

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Civil/crime news: Universal Credit roll outs to all jobcentres

Civil/crime news: Universal Credit roll outs to all jobcentres

Thursday, 19 February 2015

Roll-out of Universal Credit to be extended across whole of England and Wales....

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Crime news: update on 2015 Duty Provider Crime contracts

Crime news: update on 2015 Duty Provider Crime contracts

Wednesday, 18 February 2015

High Court rules that the consultation and tender processes are lawful....

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Civil news: hints and tips to help advocates navigate CCMS

Civil news: hints and tips to help advocates navigate CCMS

Thursday, 12 February 2015

Understanding 'actions and notifications' about bills and payments when using the Client and Cost Management System (CCMS)....

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Crime news: ‘soft’ reject policy for criminal applications team

Crime news: ‘soft’ reject policy for criminal applications team

Friday, 06 February 2015

Criminal applications team to work with providers on reducing rejected applications....

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Civil news: new contact email for urgent high cost work

Civil news: new contact email for urgent high cost work

Thursday, 05 February 2015

Change of process when contacting the high cost civil team....

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Crime news: hi tech courtrooms win provider praise

Crime news: hi tech courtrooms win provider praise

Thursday, 05 February 2015

Benefits of wi-fi recognised as digital presentation technology becomes available in 50% of courtrooms....

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Civil/crime news: anti social behaviour injunction fees

Civil/crime news: anti social behaviour injunction fees

Thursday, 05 February 2015

Fees for part 1 injunctions under the Anti-Social Behaviours Crime and Policing Act (ASBCPA) 2014 from March 2015....

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Civil news: further enhancements to CCMS

Civil news: further enhancements to CCMS

Thursday, 05 February 2015

We’re looking into making more improvements to the Client and Cost Management System (CCMS) that reflect your feedback....

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Crime news: additional supporting evidence for electronic evidence PPE claims

Crime news: additional supporting evidence for electronic evidence PPE claims

Thursday, 05 February 2015

Recent costs judge decisions mean additional information now required to decide if electronic evidence qualifies as pages of prosecution evidence (PPE...

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Civil news: revised checklists for escape fee claim 1 forms

Civil news: revised checklists for escape fee claim 1 forms

Thursday, 05 February 2015

Revised checklists issued for use with EC-CLAIM 1 on civil escape case billing in civil, mental health and immigration and asylum cases....

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Civil news: family mediation contracts sent for signature

Civil news: family mediation contracts sent for signature

Wednesday, 28 January 2015

Applicants who have passed verification to receive mediation contracts for signature....

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Civil news: bolt on fee training reminder

Civil news: bolt on fee training reminder

Tuesday, 27 January 2015

Training still available for reform implemented on 31 July 2014....

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Civil news: next steps for CCMS

Civil news: next steps for CCMS

Monday, 26 January 2015

Legal Aid Agency (LAA) issues contract notice mandating the use of the Client and Cost Management System (CCMS)....

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Civil news: guidance on requests for supplementary matter starts

Civil news: guidance on requests for supplementary matter starts

Thursday, 22 January 2015

We have produced revised guidance on how we will approach requests for supplementary matter starts....

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