All Legal aid and access to justice articles – Page 54
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NewsConservative conference: We've not gone soft on criminals, says Gauke
Justice secretary addresses delegates - but there is no mention of any access to justice issues.
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NewsLegal aid: Low income defendants 'forced into poverty'
Law Society warns that defendants who have to pay a proportion of legal costs are struggling to maintain a decent standard of living.
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News'Beset by austerity': Ryder condemns justice underfunding
Senior president of tribunals echoes stinging remarks from a Supreme Court judge.
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NewsLabour: we will build more law centres
Shadow justice secretary Richard Burgon says he is working with Law Centres Network on an action plan.
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OpinionLaw Society scores in strategic litigation
Chancery Lane shows its worth in courtroom challenges over legal aid, advice privilege and mass surveillance.
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NewsMoJ's £15m legal aid fees offer 'doesn't appear to add up'
Law Society says the total amount is different depending on what year's 'case mix' data is used.
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NewsCorruption perception a threat to rule of law, says Grieve
Former attorney general warns key concepts of certainty and predictability are at risk - and floats a codified constitution.
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NewsMoJ seeks to allay concerns about the human rights impact of legal aid cuts
Ministry of Justice publishes response to joint human rights committee's grim findings.
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NewsWe need lawyers 'buzzing around' for good of society - Harman
Solicitor-MP Harriet Harman, chair of the joint committee on human rights, says the legal ecosystem has been depleted.
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News'We'll help vulnerable for free,' firm says - as legal aid contracts fiasco continues
Manchester firm and London law centre are among those who have still not received their 2018 civil contracts.
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NewsProcurement in LAA LAA land
The Legal Aid Agency’s procurement for civil legal aid work is descending into farce.
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NewsLegal aid 'champion' stepping down after a decade
Legal Aid Practitioners Group praises Carol Storer's skill, energy and dedication.
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NewsLegal aid contracts fiasco continues hours before stopgap measure expires
Several practitioners have been trying to sign the relevant government paperwork this week.
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NewsLegal aid lawyers 'hanging on by the skin of their teeth', minister told
Justice minister Lucy Frazer tells MPs the government is confident about market capacity.
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OpinionCivil legal aid contracts: what went wrong?
The Legal Aid Agency updated practitioners on new contracts one hour and 48 minutes before they were due to begin.
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NewsLegal aid providers in limbo day before new contracts begin
Law Society has asked the Legal Aid Agency to issue urgent advice about existing and new work.
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NewsJuniors lose out as MoJ proposes advocacy fee rise
Law Society says new rates will will worsen the recruitment crisis in legal aid work.
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NewsPI referral fee ban not working, MoJ told
Forum of Insurance Lawyers says SRA survey underestimates degree to which claimant businesses breach LASPO.
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NewsLAA ordered to disclose legal aid fees 'calculator'
High Court says it would have expected the government would want advocates to know how fees are assessed.
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NewsMoJ goes on hiring spree to strengthen Public Defender Service
Retirements and advocates becoming judges have left a hole in the Legal Aid Agency department.