All Legal aid and access to justice articles – Page 45
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NewsMiscarriage of justice fears over call centre 'meltdown'
Criminal defence practitioners fear detainees are going into police station interviews alone.
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NewsSRA concern over reluctance to report criminal defence 'touts'
Regulator says documentary evidence not necessarily needed to build up a picture.
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News'Severe issues' crash legal aid billing system
Legal Aid Agency said the client and cost management system was unlikely to be fixed before the weekend.
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NewsAccess to justice creates wealth, global study finds
More judges means a higher GDP growth rate, according to research across 107 countries.
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OpinionLegal information fills bellies as well as minds
Free online access to case law and other legal resources is a sound investment for African jurisdictions.
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NewsMoJ accelerates work on 'pressing' criminal legal aid concerns
Evidence needed on issues such as unused material by end of September.
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NewsGovernment amends LASPO to extend immigration legal aid
Justice minister Paul Maynard says change will help separated migrant children access support more quickly.
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NewsWe're still here: fighting talk from law centres following Lambeth closure
Network chief says 16 have gone since 2013 - but six have joined and others are keen.
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News‘Perverse incentives’ of criminal legal aid fees hurt clients
Transform Justice’s latest report says the fixed police station fee creates a financial incentive for the most experienced lawyers to do the least complex cases.
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News70 years, 70 cases: campaigners pay tribute to legal aid
Justice Alliance publishes booklet to commemorate Legal Aid and Advice Act 1949.
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OpinionIt’s time to debate legal aid funding alternatives
We must explore other avenues before more advice deserts appear. Japan offers a useful example.
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NewsFinancial pressures force closure of London law centre
Trustees of Lambeth Law Centre confirm the facility has shut with immediate effect.
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NewsLottery lifeline: £494k for dwindling law centres
Government figures show there were 94 law centres in 2013/14. There are 47 now.
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OpinionWe need more MPs on the legal aid frontline
How do we get politicians to care about justice? Encourage them to see those directly affected by it.
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NewsLegal aid ‘heroes’ honoured at special ceremony
Hundreds of practitioners gather for the 17th Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Awards.
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NewsWe have to be careful with legal aid, PM warns
Theresa May says a quarter of the Ministry of Justice budget is spent on legal aid.
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NewsCity could fund legal aid to save reputation of English law - top judge
Lady Justice Hallett warns City of London Corporation that rival jurisdictions are primed to exploit the degradation of our legal system.
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NewsApplicants line up for SRA’s £250,000 technology challenge
Legal access challenge announces membership of panel to judge entrants for £50,000 grants.
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NewsLegal Aid Agency seeks to reduce dependency on troubled billing system
A service called 'Apply for Legal Aid' will be introduced next year.
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NewsCase volumes ‘falling off a cliff’ despite rise in serious crime
The number of legal aid cases concluded in Crown courts has fallen by 20% in three years.