All Legal aid and access to justice articles – Page 50
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NewsPro bono lawyers 'like loyal horse Boxer in Animal Farm' - High Court judge
Mr Justice Williams says lawyers are filling the gaps that should be covered by legal aid.
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NewsFury over MoJ 'betrayal' on legal aid at inquests
Ministry of Justice decides against policy change that would have cost an extra £30m-£70m.
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NewsLASPO review: the profession reacts
Practitioner groups cautiously welcome the Ministry of Justice's action plan but highlight the need for immediate action.
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NewsUN justice task force backs 'inspirational' England and Wales-type reforms
Regulatory model 'fosters innovation and accessibility', working group report finds.
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News£8m pledged for 'innovative' and LiP support as LASPO review published
‘For too long legal support has been focused solely on funding court disputes', lord chancellor says.
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NewsStill 'early in the new year': MoJ insists LASPO review will be out shortly
Young legal aid lawyers are concerned the delay is denying hundreds of thousands of people justice.
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NewsJack Shepherd solicitor receives death threat
Criminal defence specialist says letter threatens his family and to firebomb his firm.
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NewsYoung legal aid lawyers urged to take their MPs to work
Practitioner group wants politicians and the public to see what is happening on the ground.
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News‘Courts must do more for laypeople’, Justice report finds
Law reform organisation seeks to address ‘disconnect’ between lawyers and laypeople.
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NewsReinstate minimum salary, legal aid lawyers urge SRA
Young Legal Aid Lawyers says its research consistently reveals low pay is main barrier for prospective trainees.
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OpinionAccess to justice without leaving home
If disputes can be resolved without parties leaving home, so much the better.
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NewsLegal aid for welfare benefits plummets over a decade
Justice minister Lucy Frazer QC says the LASPO review will be published 'shortly'.
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NewsLegal Aid Agency faces High Court showdown over protection orders
Civil liberties group has been granted permission to challenge the lack of legal aid to challenge public space protection orders.
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NewsCriminal legal aid review won't be ready until late 2020
Ministry of Justice says evidence must go 'far beyond' billing data.
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OpinionBezos split should inspire mediation rethink
Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos's approach lends itself to mediation. It's a shame that take-up of information and assessment meetings has continuously declined since LASPO.
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FeatureIs civil legal aid discretionary?
Legal aid spending – civil or criminal – is the choice of the state and, in that sense, it is all truly discretionary, says James Harper.
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NewsCrunch meetings on advocacy fees as bar insists ‘major problems remain’
Criminal Bar Association to canvas members’ opinions again as it identifies continued resistance to government’s legal aid offer.
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NewsFirm 'not professionally embarrassed' to represent fugitive killer at appeal
Media outcry at legal aid funding being granted to Jack Shepherd, convicted in his absence last year.
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NewsPro bono sector 'overwhelmed' after legal aid cuts - CJC
Practitioners still wait to see what changes - if any - will come from the long-awaited LASPO review.
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NewsBlavo director ordered to pay £22m over legal aid claims
Court finds shut-down firm was claiming public funds for hearings which did not appear to have taken place.