All Legal aid and access to justice articles – Page 39
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OpinionDownward spiral of criminal defence continues
If lack of financial intervention from the government continues there is only one realistic outcome.
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NewsGovernment U-turn over immigration fee reform
One of the country's biggest legal aid firms threatened to sue the lord chancellor over regulations introducing £627 fee.
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NewsSacked lawyer handed cash through car window wins appeal
Paul Greenberg insisted the money was a gift and not a top-up of legal aid payments.
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NewsPlugging gaps in legal aid provision will be tough, says LAA
Legal Aid Agency says pandemic could affect efforts to maintain services across all procurement areas.
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OpinionA call for pro bono
Need for legal help has probably never been greater from a sector that has been catapulted online.
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NewsMoJ to consult on legal aid means test in spring 2021
Justice minister Alex Chalk says his department will also review civil sustainability.
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NewsMillions could fall into 'hidden justice gap'
Report highlights spike in demand for help from cash-strapped law centres.
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OpinionCrowdfunding can be a ray of light
Pre-Covid, two thirds of people who needed access to legal services couldn’t get them. Post-Covid, those numbers are going to rise.
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FeatureTaken to the brink
As we await the Ministry of Justice’s annual report, Melanie Newman canvasses practitioners about how the department is performing.
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OpinionHappy 50th birthday, North Kensington Law Centre
To celebrate this special anniversary, the 'A&E of law' is looking to the future.
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NewsLandmark virtual awards celebrate legal aid heroes
Winners of this year's Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards were revealed live on YouTube.
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NewsHome Office removal window makes access to justice ‘practically impossible’
Court of Appeal hears challenge to policy that gives people between 72 hours and seven days’ notice.
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NewsSolicitors honoured for legal aid efforts during lockdown
Special awards for Law Society committee members Richard Atkinson and Jenny Beck.
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NewsLegal Aid Agency apologises for latest CCMS disruption
Technical problems with troubled billing system reportedly began on 25 June.
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NewsMoJ promises full consultation on immigration fee reform
Labour's top justice figures say engagement with the profession on temporary changes has been insufficient.
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NewsDemob happy? MoJ chief recounts financial mess of Grayling era
Current budget will 'broadly speaking keep the lights on’, Sir Richard Heaton tells MPs.
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NewsCampaigners planning law centre in legal-aid ravaged Wales
Steering group yet to decide which areas of law the centre will cover but project is at a ‘critical point’.
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NewsMoJ pauses legal aid means test review
Ministry of Justice was due to publish findings and consultation this summer.
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News‘Out of control’ firm collapsed with £1.1m debts and £12k assets
Former law firm manager fined after he allowed disbursement from public funds to be retained.