All Legal aid and access to justice articles – Page 52
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NewsNeill tells government: no shame in admitting we went too far on legal aid
Politicians make impassioned pleas during three-hour Westminster Hall debate.
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OpinionMaybe it's time to get rid of the 'rule of law'
If we want the public to care about justice, we need to simplify it for them.
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NewsJustice Week: funding cuts 'way out of step'
Bar Council report shows that government expenditure has grown between 2008 and 2018.
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NewsJustice minister tight-lipped on LASPO review cash
Lucy Frazer stresses the importance of looking to the future at latest meeting of the all-party parliamentary group on legal aid.
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NewsJustice centre stage in week of events
The legal profession’s main representative bodies join hands today to place justice and the rule of law at the centre of public and political debate.
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OpinionLawyers join forces for inaugural justice week
Justice Week is an opportunity to ensure there is a meaningful public debate about the role of justice in our society.
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NewsJustice as important as health or education - public
Survey commissioned by representative bodies reveals perceptions ahead of the first Justice Week.
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NewsBar Council: LASPO has failed
Response to call for evidence on review of reforms reports widespread conferns about collapse in access to legal advice.
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NewsLegal Aid Agency 'blocking access to justice for homeless people'
Human rights group Liberty says challenges to public space protection orders should fall within the scope of legal aid.
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NewsCriminal bar lifts lid on 'utterly inadequate' fees
Heads of chambers to meet on 6 November where possibility of resuming action could be discussed.
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News‘We are at a pivotal point’: Bar Council adds voice to AGFS anger
Growing anger over revised fees scheme puts further pressure on government to increase its offer.
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NewsFamily judge goes public to BBC on litigant in person headache
HHJ Wildblood says people representing themselves in court find the experience ‘very difficult’.
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News‘It’s breaking my heart’: Barristers say resumption of action ‘almost inevitable’
Criminal Bar Association says offer of investment is not ‘remotely enough’.
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NewsInternational Bar Association 2018: the highlights
A round-up of some of the key stories from Rome.
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NewsLord Chancellor v Blavo: 'a number of explanations' for similarities in files
Closing submissions in the High Court claim over £22m in legal aid payments.
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NewsLaw Society calls for independent review of legal aid
Chancery Lane says new funding package will not address recruitment crisis.
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NewsPressure mounts for 'direct action’ over reformed fee scheme
Criminal barristers claim government’s £15m offer for legal aid advocacy is not sufficient.
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NewsBarrister received surprise box of Blavo client files, court told
Latest High Court hearing begins with quest to identify Blavo & Co files.
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NewsIBA Rome: World’s first civil legal aid blueprint launched
International principles stress that legal aid generates significant social and economic benefits.