All Legal aid and access to justice articles
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NewsHackers stole probation data in LAA cyber attack
Government publishes further details of data stolen by hackers following system breach in December 2024.
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News'Hostile' funding environment forces law centre's permanent closure
Hillingdon Law Centre provided free legal advice and representation on housing, immigration, employment and welfare rights for more than 40 years.
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NewsGovernment delivers mixed verdict on Leveson review
Former Queen's Bench chief submitted 180 recommendations to cut the Crown court backlog.
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NewsLegal adviser retention risk to court capacity
Government 'on track' to have enough magistrates by 2029 - but retaining qualified legal advisers proving more difficult.
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NewsAI agents are running ahead of regulation
The most influential decisions about how justice operates may be taken inside 'automated systems that few people see, understand, or can challenge'.
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NewsSociety fears new legal support grant will have 'limited impact'
Chancery Lane says £16m grant needs to be supported by regular investment in legal aid provision.
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OpinionNews focus: Many happy returns?
The government envisions a ‘swifter and simpler’ opt-out collective actions regime. An Access to Justice Foundation panel discussion also looked at raising public awareness and class action representatives.
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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.