All Legal aid and access to justice articles
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NewsLammy announces £20m for free legal support
Justice secretary says three-year grant will 'put the sector on a sustainable footing’.
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NewsLAA scales back contingency measures following cyber attack
Legal aid providers told to move away from email as new arrangements come into force.
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NewsHillsborough bill 'needs fine tuning'
Legal aid concerns raised at parliamentary meeting on Public Office (Accountability) Bill.
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NewsLegal aid solicitor forced to leave UK due to salary threshold
Hilda Kwoffie's salary as a legal aid solicitor specialising in mental health work failed to meet £41,700-a-year visa threshold.
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NewsLegal aid barrister paid £7 an hour
Bar chief Barbara Mills urges government to increase legal aid rates and establish a pay review body.
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NewsIn depth: Removing barriers to administrative justice
Improving the quality of administrative decision-making is the most efficient and cost-effective way of removing barriers to justice, according to a report from the Administrative Justice Council.
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NewsIn depth: A Christmas pay rise for legal aid lawyers
Some legal aid lawyers will benefit from increased fees from 22 December, although a commitment to raise rates in line with inflation currently running at 4% remains conspicuously absent.
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NewsCriminal legal aid fees to rise, government confirms
First increases will take effect this month, but others will have to wait until the Legal Aid Agency sorts out its troubled IT systems.
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NewsClass action looms over LAA cyber attack
Liverpool law firm preparing group litigation order seeking compensation for legal aid applicants whose data was compromised.
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NewsNo separate route for LAA cyber attack compensation
Fee uplifts for housing and immigration also delayed while digital systems being restored.
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NewsBarrister wins £250 top-up for 'entire weekend' of work
Legal aid practitioner had challenged decision to award him £400 plus VAT for grounds of appeal.
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NewsMore tech woe at Legal Aid Agency as go-live date missed
Agency will not meet target for restoring IT system for civil legal aid work following the recent cyber-attack.
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NewsSolicitors win trial fee in cracked case appeal
Harwood Solicitors showed that a bad character application would usually be dealt with mid-way through a trial.
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NewsLaw firm chief 'proud' to be LCCSA's first black male president
Jason Lartey calls for collaborative action to encourage younger solicitors to work in the criminal justice system.
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NewsNeuberger speaks of 'disturbing' plight of ordinary people caught up in the courts
Former Supreme Court president bemoans failure to increase legal aid rates - and cost of public inquiries.
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NewsMemory lane
Lifting ban on lawyer adverts and celebrating 25 years of legal aid: a stroll down Gazette memory lane.
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NewsFamily president announces departure as he highlights value of solicitors
Sir Andrew McFarlane speaks on solicitors, family drug and alcohol courts (FDAC), and his future retirement.
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OpinionLetters roundup
Land Registry’s title decider, a legal aid mentoring scheme and prenup clarity: your letters to the editor.
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NewsJustice charity to invite bids for collective action millions
Access to Justice Foundation publishes approach to grant-making following £3.8 million award.
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NewsLAA system was 'extremely high risk' in 2021, MPs told
Ministry of Justice officials say cyber attack was detected as a result of security measures to fix system vulnerability.