All Legal aid and access to justice articles – Page 107
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NewsSociety tackles ‘false impressions’ over MoJ engagement
Chief executive’s letter to profession defends engagement with the Ministry of Justice.
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OpinionFinding a new plot
Developments in legal services often follow a similar pattern. Are current events more like Dracula or Sleeping Beauty?
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Society warns PCT could still be resurrected
Desmond Hudson has urged solicitors not to oppose the amended Ministry of Justice legal aid proposals.
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NewsMinistry extends legal aid consultation
The Ministry of Justice has made the decision following ‘clarification and amendments’ to the paper.
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NewsLord chancellor faces legal aid court action
Application challenges the scope of firm’s legal aid contract on judicial reviews in housing cases.
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OpinionLessons from the Conservative Party conference
After a busy few days in Manchester, what did we learn about legal issues?
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NewsCriminal legal aid survey extended by one week
Firms urged to take part in joint Law Society and Ministry of Justice study on the impact of legal aid cuts.
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NewsGrieve: legal aid cuts hurt, but bar is just too big
Attorney general admits potential problems with legal aid cuts but says profession cannot be exempt from austerity.
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NewsCriminal barristers set to target courts
Criminal Bar Association has stressed the bar’s concerns over the government’s ‘sustained attack’ on the criminal justice system.
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Referrals to family mediation plummet
The practice is seen as the government’s flagship solution to the removal of legal aid and congested courts.
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NewsTooks Chambers to resurrect as low-cost Mansfield Chambers
New set hopes to halve the overheads paid to chambers by operating on a ‘wholly new platform’ through an electronic hub.
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NewsDissolving Tooks Chambers blames legal aid cuts for demise
Rumours over the demise of the set have been widespread since a number of high-profile members departed.
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OpinionCriminal legal aid: what now?
We must face the practical reality. There were going to be cuts. Our agreement is the best available package.
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OpinionClegg’s circle of friends
The Lib Dems’ continued occupation of the middle ground hasn’t protected the party’s commitment to positions relating to the rule of law.
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NewsLib Dems call for halt to legal aid reforms
Members at conference voted to oppose further cuts if they are made without being properly trialled.
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NewsSRA survey exposes 1,200 firms in financial difficulty
Regulator set to increase supervision in bid to see off expensive interventions.
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Lithman: fee cuts will be 'kiss of death'
Criminal barristers will accept ’not a penny more’ of fee cuts, Nigel Lithman QC tells Chris Grayling.
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OpinionSomethin’s gotta give
When an irresistible force such as Chris Grayling meets an immovable object like the legal profession…
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Fee remission reforms to go ahead
The government has approved plans to means-test waivers for civil court and tribunal fees
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News‘Disturbing reduction’ in take-up of civil legal aid
The Legal Action Group calls on the government to increase the profile of civil legal aid services after figures show a huge shortfall in take-up this year.