Month: June 2015

4.06.15

Iain Wilson interviewed by Cosmopolitan

Brett Wilson LLP Partner Iain Wilson features as a legal expert in Cosmopolitan magazine’s guide to tackling revenge porn.   A copy of the article can be found here.  

3.06.15

POCA: Major changes now in force

Major amendments to the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 were brought in force by the implementation of the Serious Crime Act 2015, and amendments to the Policing and Crime Act 2009 and the Crime and Courts Act 2013 all of which came into effect on 1 June 2015. A draconian piece of legislation just got…

2.06.15

Restrained assets now available for legal aid

As of yesterday (1 June) assets subject to a Restraint Order may now be used to pay legal aid contributions and to satisfy legal aid costs (SI2015/710 and 2015/868).

Brett Wilson LLP in top 10 fundraisers for London Legal Walk 2015

On Monday 18 May 2015 Brett Wilson LLP’s team successfully completed the London Legal Walk.  The walk was attended by the Lord Chief Justice, the Master of the Rolls, the President of the Supreme Court and over 9,000 lawyers to raise funds for the London Legal Support Trust.  The Trust funds Law Centres and pro bono agencies in and around…