All Legal aid and access to justice articles
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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.
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NewsLord chancellor 'failing' on statutory legal aid duty, MPs warn
Justice committee warns of 'unacceptably high risk' of miscarriages of justice due to shrinking availability of legal aid.
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FeatureLaw centres: The Rescuers
Following the abolition of legal aid for most civil cases, law centres had to change their operating models to survive. Catherine Baksi reports on the challenges centres face – and their resilience – at a time of unprecedented need.
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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, ...