All Legal aid and access to justice articles
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NewsHillsborough campaign wins prestigious legal aid award
Winners of the 2026 Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Awards revealed at ceremony in central London.
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OpinionBridging the social justice gap
Community power is not a slogan or a policy initiative. It is organisations working together to meet a need that no single institution can address on its own.
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News'Too risky': Home Office reluctant to let go of Windrush compensation scheme
Members of the same family who have applied for Windrush compensation are receiving different awards – however, the Home Office believes letting another department run the compensation scheme would be a bad idea, a parliamentary debate has revealed. The House of Commons marked Windrush Day which was on 22 June, ...
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NewsConsumer advice report reveals need for class action cash
Research commissioned by Access to Justice Foundation shows £10.40 benefit for every £1 invested in free consumer advice.
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NewsDemand for inquest legal aid set to soar, Society warns
Number of cases expected to rise from a few hundred each year to around 11,000, Chancery Lane says.
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NewsIn depth: Law centre data partnership shows benefits of legal assistance
A council and law centre went ‘one step beyond’ in sharing data, providing hard evidence that legal assistance works and should be properly funded. Doing nothing is costly.
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NewsLandmark study shows legal advice works
Study links law centre and council data to produce hard evidence on the impact of legal support.
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NewsMinister blames 'atrocious' IT systems for legal aid fee setback
Housing and immigration lawyers are still waiting for £2m of promised cash.
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NewsLAA tries to avert legal aid crisis in 45 regions
More housing and debt providers needed to maintain 'strong coverage' as new research reveals shrinking supplier base.
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NewsMemory lane
Super-exam delay, £27m reform bill and legal aid for the poor: a stroll down Gazette memory lane.
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NewsIn depth: New High Court division aims to boost accessibility of justice
Lady chief justice Baroness Carr has unveiled a ‘historic’ modernisation of dispute resolution with the formation of the Business and Property Division of the High Court.
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NewsDecades of reviews have failed to fix civil justice crisis, says new report
Academic commissioned by Nuffield Foundation rejects notion that civil justice should be treated as part of the 'service sector'.
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NewsClass action cash to support law centres and Citizens Advice
Unclaimed damages from boundary fares class action will support access to justice initiatives.
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NewsLaw firms acting as Legal Aid Agency's 'bank', practitioners complain
Stakeholder meeting reveals that cash-strapped providers are paying huge upfront costs out of their own pocket.
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NewsLegal aid gap 'criminalising abuse victims' - report
Centre for Women’s Justice makes five recommendations to improve support for domestic abuse victim-survivors.
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NewsLegal support cash helps seven in 10 vulnerable clients avoid court
Ministry of Justice evaluation reveals that even those who did need to go to court were better prepared.
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NewsDuty solicitor shortage causing court delays
Legal Aid Agency says coverage at Preston Combined Court insufficient to accommodate Saturday and bank holiday sittings.
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NewsKing's speech: Society calls for 'sustained investment'
Chancery Lane welcomes 'government’s recognition that the justice system is in crisis'.
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NewsIn depth: LAA cyber-attack - a year on
Family law practice Beck Fitzgerald is up to £80,000 out of pocket following the LAA cyber-attack that plunged the legal aid sector into chaos. Yet hopes of a bespoke compensation scheme have faded.
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NewsLegal aid to be simplified for inquests
Law Society concerned funding still insufficient to ensure there are enough lawyers to support bereaved families.