On the second day of the Law Society’s judicial review of the Legal Services Commission’s tender for family legal aid work, counsel for the LSC today told the High Court that it should have been ‘obvious’ to solicitors that panel membership was going to be an important factor in the bid process.
Interjecting to the submission made by Clive Lewis QC on behalf of the LSC, Lord Justice Moses, who is hearing the case with Mr Justice Beatson, warned Lewis that there were many ‘distinguished’ and ‘experienced’ family solicitors to whom it had not been obvious.
