Legal Aid Independent Peer Review

Highest rating

Allington Hughes is delighted to announce that in an independent Peer Review conducted for the Legal Aid Agency, our Criminal & Regulatory Department scored Category 1 – Excellence, the highest possible rating. Of 965 peer reviews conducted in England and Wales, only 27 scored a rating of One – Excellence and Allington Hughes Law is the only law firm in Wrexham to have scored this.

Peer Review is one of the audit tools used by the Legal Aid Agency to monitor provider performance. Peer Review involves a panel of independent and experienced legal practitioners assessing the quality of legal work against a set of criteria and levels of performance agreed with the professional community. The reviewers assess a random sample of 12-15 case files. Peer review is the best method available to measure the quality of advice and legal work of providers. The intention of Independent Peer Review is to enhance the standards of legal work carried out under public funding.

A score of Excellence (1) demonstrates that:

• Communication and advice is tailored to an individual client’s circumstances
• Clients are advised correctly and in full
• All issues are progressed comprehensively, appropriately and efficiently
• There is a demonstration of in-depth knowledge and appreciation of the wider context
• There is excellent use of tactics and strategies, demonstrating skill and expertise, in an attempt to ensure the best outcomes for clients
• The provider adds value to their cases, taking a fully proactive approach

Allington Hughes Law is widely regarded as one of the leading firms in North Wales, Cheshire and further afield for Criminal and Regulatory Law.  We have vast experience of dealing with a broad range of criminal offences, including serious assaults, public disorder, drug offences, thefts, frauds and serious sexual offences as well as motoring matters. We also provide advice and representation at Inquest proceedings before the Coroner’s Court and can support anyone going through this difficult period.

Allington Hughes can offer advice and representation at all stages of proceedings but we would always advise to seek expert advice at the earliest opportunity.

Allington Hughes has been advising our local community for over 190 years and pride ourselves on being both experts in our field whilst being friendly and approachable.

Our criminal team can be viewed here.