All Legal aid and access to justice articles – Page 10
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News
Civil legal aid review 'to report in 2024'
Ministry of Justice finally reveals details - but timetable causes alarm as sector continues to shrink.
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Jobs saved as big legal aid provider collapses into administration
Cartwright King acquired after a year in which the firm had to write off £625,000 in revenue.
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Civil legal aid wait to continue into New Year
Ministry of Justice to announce terms of reference and process for major review in January.
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Legal aid awareness training for prison staff
Ministry of Justice and HM Prison & Probation Service respond to inspectorate concerns over experience of immigration detainees.
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Opinion
End-of-year review
From public sector strikes, through to the Russian invasion, climate change, and the death of the Queen, law firms have faced a myriad challenging issues.
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Opinion
Unified court for migrant children
A ‘one stop’ court covering immigration, crime and local authority care is needed to replace the fragmented system for migrant children arriving in this country.
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Prosecution crisis 'will deepen' without fee increase, CBA chief warns
Kirsty Brimelow KC highlights need for funding parity as government hails progress in rape review action plan.
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Cornwall consultation reveals duty solicitor crisis
Only two out of the 10 duty solicitors on police station rota for January are under the age of 50.
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Raab announces £5m to cut immigration and asylum backlog
Ministry of Justice says up to 9,000 more cases will be heard by the end of March.
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Refusal to increase prison law fees 'shortsighted'
Association of Prison Lawyers says sustainable supply essential to success of reforms designed to protect crime victims.
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Feature
Time's arrows
Changes to law firm pricing models and productivity were among the business-critical topics discussed at the Gazette’s latest roundtable. Eduardo Reyes reports.
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'Reckless' legal aid reforms put 'futures in jeopardy'
Practitioner groups join Law Society and bar in condemning government response to Bellamy review.
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'Fatal blow': Raab sounds death knell for criminal defence
Ministry of Justice's final response to Bellamy review confirms real-terms pay cut and heralds 'chaos' for criminal justice, Law Society says.
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D-day for criminal legal aid as Raab prepares to unveil review response
Defence solicitors will find out today if the government has done enough to save their sector.
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News focus: Legal aid pay rises would stoke inflation - Raab
With the government set to unveil its full response to the Bellamy legal aid review, lord chancellor Dominic Raab says extra cash for solicitors is unlikely. The prospect of industrial action still looms,
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Early legal advice scheme piloted in hospital
Wirral residents will be able to access legal support as part of 'wellbeing hub' services.
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Strike could resume, criminal bar warns
Representative body responds to Dominic Raab's criticism of action that led to previous lord chancellor agreeing £54m deal.
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More cash for solicitors? Not the right thing to do - Raab
Lord chancellor says unsustainable pay increases for legal aid practitioners will prolong inflation.
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Shiner faces two-year wait for fraud trial
Former human rights lawyer denies four allegations of defrauding the Legal Aid Agency.