All Legal aid and access to justice articles – Page 24
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NewsBarristers vote for legal aid deal
Criminal bar decides to accept £54m offer and suspend strike - but solicitors are mulling their own action.
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NewsYoung defendants lack trust in lawyers, Fair Trials reports
Criminal justice campaign group researched experiences of young adults who pleaded guilty.
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NewsBarnstaple duty scheme to be covered by remaining legal aid provider
Solicitors in Devon faced four-hour round trip under Legal Aid Agency proposals to ensure sufficient coverage.
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News'Problems with your ex?': McFarlane suggests mediation rebrand
Family division president says some parents might get mediation confused with reconciliation or marriage guidance.
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NewsCivil legal aid review in the pipeline, agency reveals
Practitioner group warns that more providers will quit while government carries out 'another long, drawn-out process'.
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NewsSociety edges closer to nuclear option on legal aid
Chancery Lane demands government announce a 15% fee uplift for solicitors as barristers prepare to vote on £54m offer.
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NewsSolicitors will take ‘appropriate action’ without pay deal, group warns
London Criminal Courts Solicitors' Association president says offer to CBA shows MoJ has ‘flexibility to re-negotiate’.
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NewsNews focus: Labour's justice agenda
Labour is honing its justice manifesto, with equality of arms at inquests top of the agenda. The party also set out its plans for neighbourhood policing and the courts. But what about legal aid?
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NewsLaw Society mulls nuclear option on criminal legal aid
Chancery Lane may advise solicitors not to undertake defence work unless they get parity with bar.
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NewsGovernment makes revised offer to end bar strike
Criminal Bar Association will ballot members on whether to accept new deal over legal aid funding - but is unimpressed with 'premature' Ministry of Justice press release.
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NewsBar protests resume as talks continue
'We share the same vision as the Ministry of Justice,' says CBA chief.
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NewsDefendants could be released before trial if legal aid dispute continues – High Court
Court says absence of barristers by end of November ‘unlikely’ to be sufficient reason for extending CTL.
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NewsLabour conference: Society renews legal aid plea
Law Society vice-president Lubna Shuja says solicitors are the silent backbone of the justice system and economy.
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NewsJudges wrongly blamed government over CBA action, High Court hears
CPS says judges who cited ‘long-term underfunding’ wrongly expressed view on legal aid dispute.
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NewsLabour conference: Neighbourhood policing and rape courts on justice agenda
Shadow justice ministers suggest they will focus heavily on 'trauma-informed practice' to cut crime and support victims.
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NewsFormer criminal solicitor gets MoJ legal aid brief
Gareth Johnson given responsibility for criminal courts recovery and criminal legal aid.
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NewsLabour pledges to introduce 'Hillsborough Law'
Solicitor who acted for families during the Hillsborough inquests says legislation would end 'David v Goliath' type battles.
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NewsLegal Aid Agency could be sued over duty solicitor omissions
Several firms losing out on work due to 'administrative' issues have instructed a prominent firm to challenge rejections.
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NewsHillsborough lawyer nominated for Liverpool's highest civic honour
Lord Mayor of Liverpool praises Elkan Abrahamson's 'enduring commitment' to social justice.