Law Society 1 - Jack Straw 0
Submitted by Ian on Fri, 18/06/2010 - 17:09
The Law Society reports this week a major victory over the previous government's plan to cap the award of costs for defendants acquitted on criminal charges at legal aid rates.
On a judicial review the High Court struck down the new regulations saying that they were a "decisive departure from past principles".
http://www.lawsocietymedia.org.uk/site.php?s=1&content=35&press_release_id=1298&mt=34
