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From: David Holmes <David@daltonholmesgray.co.uk>
Date: 25/03/2020 10:18 (GMT+00:00)
To: members@mail.lccsa.org.uk
Subject: Court duty solicitor attendance

Dear all
Does anyone know what is currently expected of us regarding court duty attendances? Bail duties are obviously irrelevant for now, but do the courts still expect us to attend for custody duties? We had an extradition duty at Westminster yesterday - we attended, the cells were quiet (for all cases, not just extradition matters), and DJ Arbuthnot was very much of the view that Solicitors should not be attending court in person, if possible - but as far as I know there's no official line on this as yet. Any views on this would be appreciated, particularly from solicitors who are are on duty at court today.

David Holmes
Dalton Holmes Gray

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