All Legal aid and access to justice articles – Page 22
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NewsMore 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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NewsShiner faces two-year wait for fraud trial
Former human rights lawyer denies four allegations of defrauding the Legal Aid Agency.
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NewsLAA accused of potential discrimination over duty rota
Firm reportedly asked to identify solicitors on long-term leave prior to 1 October so they can be removed from current scheme.
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News'Crunch time': Society tells Hunt to protect justice spending
Law Society highlights importance of legal aid for those hit by cost of living crisis ahead of autumn statement.
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NewsBar Council makes 'special pleading' ahead of autumn statement
Mark Fenhalls KC says reversal of improved funding over last two years will cause irrevocable damage.
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NewsMilitant solicitors better than quiet quitters, Society tells MPs
Chancery Lane's justice chief says prospect of industrial action shows practitioners desperately want to continue doing legal aid work.
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NewsLegal aid: Firm paid £1,387 less than psychologist it instructed
House of Commons justice select committee hears directly from frontline solicitor on remuneration issues.
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NewsApprenticeship award for legal aid firm
Wilson Solicitors set up a scheme for graduates and school leavers last year.
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NewsSolicitors to update MPs on legal aid crisis
The Law Society and Criminal Law Solicitors' Association will give evidence to the justice committee.
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NewsJustice reform 'needs more data' - lawtech experts
LawtechUK event discussed technology’s role in twin challenges of improving access to justice and adding to competitive strength of UK’s legal sector.
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NewsMP surgery visits reveal unmet housing need
Law firms observing constituency appointments across the country to track legal issues.
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NewsCrime contract holders to form their own representative body
Criminal Legal Aid Contractors Association would comprise firm owners with their own seat at the negotiating table.
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NewsTrade union for legal aid lawyers: counsel instructed
Practitioner group says revised offer to criminal bar colleagues shows industrial action is the only way to secure a better deal.
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NewsPro bono should 'complement' legal aid - new AG
Attorney general Victoria Prentis says lawyers' voluntary work contributes towards a fairer society.
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NewsEarly advice pilot 'lost opportunity' to collect valuable data
Legal aid practitioners will be limited to providing three hours of social welfare advice.
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NewsRaab's return fuels legal aid funding fears
Ministry of Justice is due to publish full response to Bellamy review next month.
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NewsSolicitors will benefit from legal aid reforms, Lewis insists
Lord chancellor defiant after being grilled by opposition MPs on solicitors' fees.
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NewsLegal aid eligibility to be widened for people 'at risk' - eventually
Secondary legislation laid to introduce extra support for domestic abuse victims and tenants facing eviction.
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NewsCrack cases quicker to reduce backlog, senior presiding judge suggests
Lord Justice Edis suggests that cases with likely guilty pleas could be brought forward by the listing officer and dealt with in one go.
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News'Fight or die': solicitors handed strategy for legal aid action
Former Criminal Bar Association secretary says commercial silk should be instructed to review ‘unfair’ government contract.