All Legal aid and access to justice articles – Page 44
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NewsGovernment criticised over new immigration fixed fee
Law Society says new regime does not reflect complexities of immigration fee structure.
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NewsFrontline lawyers don’t all share LCJ’s enthusiasm for remote hearings
Lord Burnett of Maldon has said there is ‘no going back’ to the way courts worked pre-coronavirus.
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NewsBuckland 'should use LASPO powers' to save firms
Practitioner group makes three key demands in a briefing paper prepared for the government.
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NewsLaw centres invited to apply for grants from £5m coronavirus pot
Community Justice Fund set up to help social welfare specialists includes £2.4m from the government.
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NewsShadow legal aid minister calls for claims limit to be lifted
Karl Turner says funds are not freely available to firms doing certain complex work.
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NewsFrontloading immigration work 'will drive firms out of business'
More than 200 practitioners write to Legal Aid Agency over funding concerns amid changes in response to pandemic.
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FeatureCoronavirus Q&A: Courts and access to justice
Common questions answered about how Covid-19 has affected courts and access to justice.
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NewsClaim £100m in outstanding fees, minister tells legal aid firms
Justice minister Alex Chalk MP Cash-strapped firms told there is money available to them from government.
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NewsBuckland urged to extend deadline for discrimination and harassment claims
Justice organisations say Covid-19 lockdown has made tribunal process increasingly difficult.
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OpinionWill there be a worse access to justice crisis?
Potential consequences for legal services are emerging from the fog of the coronavirus crisis.
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NewsKarl Turner joins shadow justice team
Hull East MP given legal aid brief and joins Jess Phillips, Ellie Reeves and Bambos Charalambous on the front bench.
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News£750m coronavirus pot 'not enough' to save advice sector
Advice Services Alliance chief says Ministry of Justice should repurpose funds for projects no longer appropriate in current climate.
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NewsCivil society groups take SRA’s top legal technology prizes
Projects to help vulnerable people receive final awards in Legal Access Challenge.
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News'Too scared to speak out': young legal aid lawyers highlight Covid-19 pressures
Junior lawyers feel partners and directors are taking advantage of them in shocking report.
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News‘Extremely poor’: Justice committee under cosh over private Buckland grilling
Issues raised by MPs included the release of prisoners and legal aid - but the public and media were excluded.
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NewsDomestic abuse victims need unconditional legal aid - Law Society
Chancery Lane wants the government to do more to support victims amid reports of a surge in incidents during the Covid-19 crisis.
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NewsLet lawyers stay at home, legal aid firms urged
A large criminal practice has said it cannot pay staff who elect to work from home, the Gazette understands.
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NewsEmergency appeal to stop Covid-19 pushing advice sector to ‘breaking point’
Leading charities say half of frontline centres could close over the next 12 months.
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NewsLegal aid support package to help lawyers 'weather the coronavirus pandemic'
Law Society welcomes measures but says significantly more needs to be done to help criminal defence community.
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NewsCity firms pledge £85,000 to save law centres from closure
Several law centres have sufficient reserves for only four to eight weeks.