All Legal aid and access to justice articles – Page 23
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NewsCrown court backlog edges up further
Figures published by HM Courts & Tribunals Service show outstanding cases rising for third consecutive month.
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OpinionLetters roundup: 5 August 2022
Legal aid, regulatory overreach, and first impressions: your letters to the editor.
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NewsMoJ stands firm as 'uninterrupted' strike looms
Criminal barristers are being balloted on whether to maintain current action or escalate it from 5 September.
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NewsFreshfields secures 'largest-ever pro bono costs order'
Magic circle firm represented charity in settled judicial review against the MoJ.
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NewsCriminal bar balloted on 'uninterrupted' strike action
Barristers could escalate legal aid action on the day the new prime minister is expected to be in post.
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NewsCourt support charity teams up with universities to keep services running
Support Through Court says partnerships will give students freedom and flexibility to volunteer.
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NewsBar protest 'biting harder' than government data suggests
Chambers chief says listings offices are pre-empting non-attendances and more cases will emerge that need to be added to government's count.
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NewsMoneySavingExpert founder hands £60k 'lifeline' to support LiPs
Support Through Court says donation will fund London-based Central Family Court service for two years.
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NewsJudiciary makes U-turn over collecting strikers' names
Senior presiding judge tells criminal bar all data previously collected has been deleted.
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NewsLAA reveals recruitment and retention struggles
Agency says legal aid reforms will require additional resourcing as report reveals rise in staff turnover and sickness.
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NewsLegal aid increase SI is laid - at last
Long fought-for 9% increase will come in at end of September.
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OpinionOff to see the members: bar takes legal aid fight to parliament
Around 150 wigged and robed barristers packed Central Lobby to submit a 'green card' requesting a personal interview with their MP.
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NewsPrison lawyers to boycott forum as legal aid dispute escalates
Representative groups tell Parole Board their members do not feel valued by the government.
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NewsBar protest goes to parliament as five-day walkout begins
A delegation of barristers met MPs at the Palace of Westminster this morning.
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NewsNew funds for charities that support LiPs
Ministry of Justice pledges £4m to support vulnerable people in civil and family legal disputes.
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News'Honoured and bemused': legal aid lawyers celebrated at annual LALYs
Hundreds of lawyers gathered for first in-person awards ceremony since 2019.
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NewsBackdating legal aid fee hike is legal - but it's a pyrrhic victory
Criminal bar hails government concession - but increase will not be attached to existing cases for 'operational and financial' reasons.
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NewsMoJ adds to ministerial lineup
Stuart Andrew, Sarah Dines and Simon Baynes given junior ministerial roles.
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OpinionRacial diversity at risk if legal aid isn't properly funded
Barristers speaking on the third week of court walkouts have shown that the funding dispute with government is not just about money.
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NewsBar protesters stress diversity message
Criminal barristers use media spotlight to highlight the impact of insufficient funding in the makeup of the profession.