Due to the difference in guidelines between the SRA and the Bar Standards Board, CPD points are awarded differently for Solicitors, Barristers and Legal Executives:
Regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority / ILEX:
Listen and pass the quiz: Gain 1 CPD point (60 minutes)
Listen only, gain ½ a CPD point (30 minutes)
Regulated by the Bar Standards Board:
Listen and pass the quiz: Gain ½ an accredited CPD point (30 minutes)
Listen only, gain ½ a CPD point (30 minutes)
This course provides criminal practitioners of all levels with an understanding of the public funding position for criminal appeals, the limits for clients wanting to claim such funding and the way in which the payments are recouped. It sets out exactly what the funding can be directed towards and how to apply for an extension.
In this CPDcast, Steven Bird examines the position relating to public funding of criminal appeals and the various shortcomings in the current system. He addresses the practicalities and procedures required for claiming payment under the various schemes and suggests areas for improvements. Steven Bird is a Senior Partner of Bird Solicitors, a specialist criminal practice in addition to being a senior member of the Committee of Criminal Appeal Lawyers Association.
Podcast Added: 22/8/2008