The fall-out over the Government’s highly controversial legal aid reforms continues as the Law Society‘s leadership today (17 December) lost a high-stakes confidence vote on its divisive ‘direct engagement’ policy with the Ministry of Justice (MoJ).
The vote at the special general meeting (SGM) at Chancery Lane this morning saw a no confidence motion narrowly passed. The Law Society confirmed via twitter that the total votes equated to 228 for the motion, with 213 against. More than 500 attendees had descended on Chancery Lane this morning for the SGM.
