All Legal aid and access to justice articles – Page 15
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NewsAnd they’re off! LLW 2023 is under way
Law Society president and chief executive lead the Chancery Lane team in the largest ever London Legal Walk.
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NewsFamily lawyers urged to help pro bono clinics
Solicitor volunteers say legal advice centres are receiving more enquiries than they can handle.
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OpinionForcing change for homelessness cases
Many people are left sofa surfing when their cases are not properly processed as homelessness cases. Others are placed into accommodation without proper advice.
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NewsCross-party parliamentary groups merge in the name of justice
Labour and Conservative MPs to chair new all-party parliamentary group.
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NewsInflation warning over legal aid reforms
Ministry of Justice publishes response to means test proposals nearly a year after consultation ended.
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NewsBlank pages in evidence caused £40,000 legal aid overpayment
Judge suggests CPS 'evaluate the issue' of uploading print previews of spreadsheets to case system.
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News'Roaming incubator' to nurture lawtech startups
Government-backed LawtechUK announces access to justice drive.
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OpinionNorth Wales' first law centre is ready to launch
We know there is a need for the law centre, and we have the enthusiasm and support.
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Opinion21st century justice: look abroad for new ideas
The Law Society's justice project aims to develop ideas to revitalise access to justice, ADR and digitalisation. We must look at how other countries achieve the same goals.
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NewsChalk cautious on Bill of Rights in debut justice questions
New lord chancellor also hesitant to commit to timescale for legislation to reduce SLAPPS.
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NewsDisabled woman challenges legal aid guidance
Claimant faced costs dilemma in case against police after backdated welfare benefit payment was treated as capital.
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NewsNews focus: Mental health lawyers are willing to strike over pay
Mental health lawyers are demanding a big rise in civil legal aid rates that have slumped in real terms over the last 15 years. And they are prepared to withdraw their labour to get it.
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NewsLegal aid widened but grandparents 'will fall through justice gap'
Ministry of Justice announces £6m to support family and friends applying for special guardianship orders.
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FeatureCounting the costs
Legislation that made sweeping cuts to civil legal aid and ushered in the controversial Jackson reforms came into force a decade ago, with far-reaching consequences for personal injury and medical negligence cases in particular. So where are we now? Eduardo Reyes reports from the latest Gazette roundtable.
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OpinionImpact of the cost-of-living crisis on the access to justice sector
Without a properly funded justice system, more people will decline further into poverty and their health and wellbeing will suffer.
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NewsNew lord chancellor must 'get a grip' on justice crisis
Law Society urges Alex Chalk KC to bring the system back to full strength.
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NewsBar prosecution fee increase confirmed
15% rise in all CPS fee rates will take effect from 2 May.
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FeaturePoverty payback
Solicitors want to help vulnerable people get the advice they need to challenge injustice, reports Catherine Baksi. But worsening poverty is bringing the malign legacy of the ten-year-old LASPO legislation into ever sharper relief.
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FeatureWhy we need a National Legal Service
The poor need legal aid and assistance in civil cases. What are we going to do about it?
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News'Defenders of the defenders' face more violence in Colombia
UK charity's latest investigation details ‘significant’ under-resourcing and ‘continuity and intensification of violence’.