All Legal aid and access to justice articles – Page 36
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NewsBar Council demands regional court investment ahead of spending review
Law and order in the Midlands and the North is ‘particularly weak’, says representative body.
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NewsBritish Red Cross reveals ‘human cost’ of LASPO on refugee family reunions
Report calls for legal aid to be reinstated to acknowledge complexity of applications and value of early legal advice.
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NewsLammy demands answers over judicial race ‘anomalies’
Shadow justice secretary refuses to rule out judicial diversity quotas in speech to bar conference.
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NewsSecond part of legal aid review will begin this year, Buckland pledges
Lord chancellor says he wants to get chair of the criminal legal aid review ‘absolutely right’.
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NewsNot enough black men doing family legal aid, Westminster inquiry hears
Solicitor says male role models would be helpful for teenagers coming through the justice system.
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NewsMcFarlane alarmed by weekend demand for skeleton arguments
Family division president says wellbeing protocols should be revisited.
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NewsLegal aid evidence reveals wellbeing crisis
Legal Aid Practitioners Group highlights 'lethal combination' threatening sector's future.
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NewsCourts must aim higher than video hearings, says Susskind
‘Hearing a case from your kitchen table is not a fundamental change’, IBA conference hears.
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NewsCharity pilots last-minute pro bono help in family cases
Advocate wants to avoid turning away unrepresented applicants with nothing.
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FeaturePro Bono Week: Better access to better justice
We should take time not only to reflect on the work our community has done, but to plan for the work we still have to do.
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NewsJustice minister misses major legal aid evidence session
Solicitors warn that criminal legal aid is on the point of collapse.
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NewsTechnology could widen law centre catchment areas, says MoJ minister
Alex Chalk tells Westminster Hall debate his department wants to improve remote delivery of advice.
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OpinionJustice depends on data - and the pandemic shows why
At the moment we lack even the most basic information about how the system is coping.
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NewsNew justice clinic to help Windrush victims with compensation claims
Solicitors say people are intimidated by the Home Office's 18-page application form and evidence requirements.
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NewsBangladeshi solicitors shaken by 'lefty lawyers' attack
Lawyers from all jurisdictions denounce Priti Patel and Boris Johnson's attacks on profession.
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NewsLegal aid solicitors 'threatened' after Mail on Sunday article
Duncan Lewis says its lawyers are receiving threatening messages for simply trying to do their job.
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NewsCovid-19 creates new difficulties accessing legal aid safety net scheme
New research highlights challenges that explain 23% drop in exceptional case funding applications.
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OpinionCovid has ‘exacerbated’ exceptional case funding problems
Research published by Public Law Project highlights why there has been a decrease in ECF applications by legal aid providers.
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NewsSeparated parents from deprived areas going to court in Wales
Landmark research sheds light on families involved in private law proceedings.
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NewsCrisis navigator to help criminal firm provide holistic support
Not-for-profit outfit Commons says service will address clients' underlying social needs.