All Legal aid and access to justice articles – Page 30
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NewsExtra £135m legal aid cash welcomed but threat of action remains
Law Society and Bar Council welcome announcement but Criminal Bar Association says recommended increase is insufficient.
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OpinionShaping a legal aid system fit for the 21st century
Government proposals will put criminal legal aid on a sustainable footing for years to come.
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NewsRaab pledges to plough £135m into criminal legal aid
Ministers 'accept' central recommendation of independent review but insist they need to consult for 12 weeks.
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NewsBallot on legal aid action reaches final hours
Results could be revealed shortly before government announces whether Sir Christopher Bellamy's recommendations will be implemented.
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NewsNews focus: Legal Action Group at 50
Legal Action Group, 50 this year, comprises a ‘small body of people doing a hell of a job’. But the communitarian spirit that gave rise to such organisations is long gone, making its job much harder now.
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NewsMoJ working towards mid-March for legal aid response
Gazette understands meeting will take place with criminal bar ahead of practitioners being balloted on action.
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NewsFixed costs: Housing specialists gather evidence on legal aid consequences
Housing Law Practitioners Association says new regime poses significant threat to provision of quality advice, assistance and representation.
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NewsCBA prepares to issue ballot papers on legal aid action
Jo Sidhu QC says barristers and solicitors cannot afford to wait until 2024 for an increase in fees.
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NewsNews focus: Remodelled emergency legal aid housing scheme not yet fit for purpose
Experts have welcomed the government’s ambition to take a more rounded approach to housing issues, but plans to remodel the emergency scheme for tenants facing eviction appear flawed.
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NewsCriminal bar awaits decision on legal aid ballot
Practitioner group tells the Gazette ‘the ball remains in the MoJ’s court’, but government says no response before end of March.
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NewsRushing legal aid reform 'opens us up to legal challenges', claims Raab
Ministers defend timetable for responding to review but say some reforms in short term are 'hypothetically possible'.
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NewsLatest MoJ figures reveal continuing legal aid decline
Dominic Raab has less than a week to commit to funding increase or face potential strike action by the criminal bar.
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NewsSRA moves beyond regulation to research access to justice
Regulator commissions new research to see what gaps in provision exist.
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NewsLawyer’s extradition appeal error not attributable to client – Supreme Court
Distinction can be drawn between requested person’s actions and their lawyer on extradition appeals, Supreme Court rules.
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NewsLegal advice centres could be piloted in hospitals
Justice minister confirms pilots in Manchester and Middlesbrough will begin later this year.
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OpinionCriminal legal aid response is too important to rush
The government must take its time to get the proposals right.
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NewsJustice minister defends legal aid timetable
James Cartlidge MP says response to independent review is too important to rush.
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NewsRecord proportion of Crown court backlog outstanding after a year
Representative bodies say problem will get worse if government does not implement recommended 15% funding increase.
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NewsCPS denies suggestion it shrinks font to reduce page count
Pages of prosecution evidence are used to determine how much defence solicitors are paid.
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NewsBellamy: legal aid crisis 'more parlous' for solicitors
Criminal legal aid review chief tells MPs solicitors have seen fee cuts 'for as long as anyone can remember'.