All Legal aid and access to justice articles
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NewsMillions will receive car finance compensation this year, says FCA
Claimants who use CMC or law firm could lose over 30% of their compensation, regulator warns.
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NewsJury curbs could price defendants out of legal aid
Crown court has a higher income threshold for legal aid eligibility than the magistrates' court.
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OpinionLegal needs in Wales
The key question is not whether solicitors are trusted, but whether people can actually reach them.
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NewsMPs hear new plea for mandatory pro bono
Firms doing a lot of government work should expect to give something back, law professor tells Commons justice committee.
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NewsLammy berates ‘conservative’ bar as he commits to jury trial curbs
Justice secretary says there is no automatic right to a jury trial and 'governments of all stripes' have changed the threshold.
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NewsNo cyber attack compensation scheme for legal aid solicitors
Minister also tells MPs that additional billable work caused by system outage has not been assessed.
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NewsLegal aid rates in forensic science 'risk miscarriages of justice'
Science and technology committee tells Ministry of Justice to fix inequality of arms between prosecution and defence.
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NewsMoD to pilot free legal support for rape complainants
External solicitors will advise complainants on their rights and implications of sharing phone and medical records.
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NewsNot-for-profits cool on client account interest raid
MPs told lack of named beneficiaries and having the government administer the scheme is unusual and worrying.
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NewsSolicitors reject client account 'windfall' claims
‘Flawed' scheme to seize interest sets a 'damaging precedent' and conflicts with government growth agenda, says Law Society.
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NewsWindrush commissioner to probe legal support
Reverend Clive Foster says he is in a 'hurry for justice' for victims without immigration status or compensation.
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NewsLaw centres latest interveners in Mazur to halt access to justice threat
Representative body says High Court ruling has potentially dire consequences for non-commercial organisations.
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NewsLeveson review: 135 new recommendations to fix courts crisis
Lord chancellor David Lammy says he is urgently considering Sir Brian Leveson's recommendations.
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NewsMemory lane
Bitcoin technology, foreign lawyer admissions and satire at the bar: a stroll down Gazette memory lane.
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NewsClient account 'stealth tax' will hit clients, say lawyers
Government warned that proposed levy on interest payments could put firms doing legal aid work out of business.
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NewsLAA cyber attack: MPs demand answers on compensation
Concerns were raised about clarity and adequacy of emergency funding arrangements in submissions to justice committee's access to justice inquiry.
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NewsMBE for legal aid royalty
The Solicitors’ Charity trustee Audrey Ludwig collects her MBE from Princess Anne at Windsor Castle.
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NewsUnclaimed £3.7m from class action to fund free legal advice
Access to Justice Foundation establishes new grants programme to redistribute unclaimed damages to frontline advice organisations.
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NewsLawyers need protection from persecution – Law Society report
Report illustrates how lawyers face intimidation and harassment for speaking out in support of equal access to justice and human rights.