All Legal aid and access to justice articles
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NewsLabour conference: No more money for legal aid, admits minister
Sackman says focus now has to be on making existing funding go further.
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NewsCosts judge refuses fee uplift for McCann stalker case
Firm argued for fee uplift in case of woman jailed for harassing parents of disappeared three-year-old Madeleine.
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NewsChatbots recommend firms fined or shut down by SRA
Access to justice charity asked ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini to recommend solicitors.
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NewsLaw centres axe service as funding squeeze tightens
Group of London law centres disbands team and warns that another is at risk.
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NewsIn depth: Legal aid lawyers can't even get paid for their petrol
The Legal Aid Agency’s failure to adopt an increased mileage rate has compelled embattled firms to make up the shortfall, straining their finances even further.
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NewsLegal aid firms take financial hit over 10p mileage discrepancy
HMRC increased mileage rate to 55p for first 10,000 business miles but Legal Aid Agency's allowance remains 45p.
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OpinionYou can’t cut firms’ income stream and expect favours in return
No-one can be totally upfront about this client account interest row. But we can be clear about the consequences.
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NewsMoJ evaluation reveals legal aid training grant success
Government-funded grant deemed 'effective intervention' to bolster housing legal aid workforce.
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News'Normal person language': one in six consults AI for legal help
Research from legal thinktank Justice reveals actual questions people with legal problems are asking AI to help with.
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OpinionNot just the prison system in crisis
The government needs to give the same emergency treatment to legal aid as it is currently giving to prisons.
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NewsMoJ reveals £1.5m cashpot to fund criminal bar pupillages
Ministry of Justice will invest money to widen access to 'prestigious' profession.
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NewsRevealed: MoJ’s ‘stealth’ plan to seize client account interest
Law Society ’disappointed to see the MoJ advertising a role that appears to indicate the ILCA scheme is moving ahead despite near-universal opposition’.
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OpinionMoJ must grasp interest on client account scheme
Andy Burnham’s administration has an early and inexpensive opportunity to enhance access to justice.
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NewsWindrush victims facing 'two-tier' justice
JUSTICE report says that Windrush claimants unfairly miss out on funded legal support.
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OpinionCity firms must be alive to profit levy threat
What are the consequences of economic inequality in the profession?
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NewsBurnham hints at dumping jury trial curbs
New prime minister pledges to reconsider former lord chancellor’s controversial plans.
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NewsLAA prepares for Hillsborough Law with new tender
Government wants lawyers ready for inquests as soon as the Public Office (Accountability) Bill comes into force.
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FeatureClaimant personal injury: Pain points
Injuries have risen, yet claims are down. Catherine Baksi considers a growing access-to-justice crisis for people harmed by the errors and negligence of others.
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NewsNew lord chancellor has a 'golden opportunity' - Society
Chancery Lane repeats calls on Norris to reverse curbs on jury trials and to increase legal aid.
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NewsSociety commissions probe on legal aid bureaucracy
Chancery Lane wants to give Burnham administration evidence-based solutions to reduce system inefficiencies.