All Legal aid and access to justice articles – Page 104
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NewsHalf-day protest attracts hundreds of demonstrators
Lawyers take direct action over legal aid cuts.
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NewsFirm founded by ex-justice minister closes
‘Changes in personal circumstances’ cited as cause for shut-down.
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News£4.5m fraud case downgraded after bar refuses fee rates
A VHCC has been reclassified as a graduated fee case after barristers refused to work for the reduced VHCC fee.
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NewsCourts disrupted as lawyers protest over legal aid cuts
Criminal solicitors and barristers will stay out of court until 2pm.
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NewsScott-Moncrieff recognised in new year honours list
Former Law Society president receives award for services to legal aid.
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NewsGrayling set for rocky relationship with new minister
The new justice minister, Liberal Democrat MP Simon Hughes, has been outspoken critic of Grayling’s legal aid cuts.
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NewsBar ‘strike’ must not disrupt prosecutions, says DPP
DPP and LCJ issue note on the planned 6 January action by criminal barristers.
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NewsLaw Society Council pledges ‘maximum pressure’ to fight cuts
There is still time to secure further concessions, says president.
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NewsCivil aid reforms ‘will harm access to justice’
The parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights has published a report on the impact of proposed changes.
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OpinionLegal aid: we are all on the same side
Engaging with government on criminal legal aid reform worked to the benefit of Law Society members. But we still have a long way to go.
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NewsSociety Council affirms policy of engagement on legal aid
Dialogue with MoJ will ‘secure the best possible deal for members’.
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Opinion
Legal aid: no defence
It is nonsense to suggest that we should be content with the ‘best of a bad job’.
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NewsMoJ to tackle fall in mediation referrals
Ministry is aware of the drop in referrals since LASPO and is working with the Family Mediation Council and legal profession to address it.
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OpinionEU criminal law: a full programme
There has been a mixed reaction to the latest round of EU recommendations and directives.
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NewsTuckers announces merger with fellow legal aid firm
Senior partner predicts there could be further consolidation in the months to come.
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NewsCriminal bar names 6 January as 'strike' day
Criminal barristers will stay out of court in the morning of Monday 6 January.
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Criminal barristers warn of 'days of action'
Action could take place early in the new year in opposition to government’s legal aid cuts.
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Opinion
Legal aid: what’s your alternative?
Chancery Lane is right to want to engage with the government rather than man the barricades and scream defiance.
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Judges urged to stay cases in VHCC protest
Sir Anthony Hooper says ‘the scene is set for challenges’.
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Opinion
Law Society is out of touch
What most solicitors do not get is why the Society is so chummy with Grayling.