The Law Societry challenged as unlawful the methods chosen by the respondent to implement a scheme for the competitive grant of new contracts for the provision of family law services.
Held: The challenge succeeded. The respondent had discussed a scheme in consultation processes with the applicant but had thenm imposed alterations without sufficiently informing those firms which were applying for them. The result was that a reduction in the number of successful firms which was twice that aimed for or expected. The result was that ‘ those who were acknowledged to be highly skilled and experienced professionals were no longer going to be able to deploy those skills in areas where they were most needed. That concern was expressed not merely by those who had failed, but by those who had succeeded, and by those who had come to know, trust and rely upon solicitors practising in a difficult and demanding jurisdiction, namely clients, minority representative organisations and judges.’
Judges:
Moses LJ
Citations:
[2010] EWHC 2550 (Admin)
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Legal Professions, Administrative
Updated: 25 August 2022; Ref: scu.425304