All Legal aid and access to justice articles – Page 6
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NewsJustice secretary's legal aid advisers call for action on fees
Criminal Legal Aid Advisory Board says situation has deteriorated since 2021 Bellamy review called for urgent uplift.
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NewsJustice secretary finds extra cash for criminal legal aid
Lord chancellor announces £18.5m for police station work and £5.1m for youth court fees.
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OpinionThe power of pro bono
Pro bono work taught me how to advocate, how to give my clients a voice and how to seek redress. It taught me how to be a lawyer.
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News'Changing lives': Pro Bono Week gets under way
Law Society urges more solicitors to ‘make a difference’ - but warns that voluntary advice can never be a substitute for legal aid.
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NewsNew MPs urged to 'travel to the legal aid coalface'
Guide and directory to support MPs with constituency casework unveiled at parliamentary event to mark Pro Bono Week.
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NewsIn depth: Freemarket thinktank calls for class action curbs
UK plc stands to suffer ‘enormous damage’ from an ever-expanding class action regime, says the Adam Smith Institute. Counterintuitively, the free-market thinktank wants more regulation – and legal aid.
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NewsCriminal legal aid firms issue new contract warning to Mahmood
Over 100 firms warn justice secretary that they may not sign new legal aid contracts if the government fails to increase their remuneration.
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NewsLanguage services procurement sparks fresh court interpreting row
Interpreting body demands external review of outsourcing model as Lords inquiry gets underway with evidence from Law Society and Bar Council.
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NewsTech solution to access to justice crisis 'tantalisingly close'
As the clock ticks on the government-funded LawtechUK programme, focus is on unmet legal need.
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ProfileHistory man
Criminal defence stalwart Richard Atkinson will lead the Law Society’s bicentenary celebrations as president in 2024/25. But his principal mission is to help rescue a justice system in ‘dire straits’, he tells Paul Rogerson.
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News'Time is running out': civil legal aid provider numbers plummet
Law Society says lack of access has implications for people's living situation, health and children's education.
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NewsBeck Fitzgerald pays tribute to 'much loved friend and colleague' Jessica Aviss
Law firm chief says family law community has lost a real champion.
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NewsPublish legal aid advisory board's report, criminal bar tells MoJ
Criminal Bar Association says Ministry of Justice received the board's recommendations two months ago.
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News'Scale back or withdraw': new threat over criminal legal aid work
Chancery Lane loses patience waiting for government response on criminal legal aid fees and will be issuing guidance to members shortly.
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NewsNew call for free legal advice for state scandal victims
Academic report says lawyers are needed to support victims to make decisions in emotionally charged circumstances.
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OpinionMahmood must act quickly to avoid legal aid mutiny
Lord chancellor should be worried about the reaction to the procurement process for new criminal legal aid contracts.
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NewsDuncan Lewis and lord chancellor settle legal aid row
Duncan Lewis says lord chancellor will decide whether to increase fees by the end of November.
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NewsIn depth: National Lottery throws lifeline to legal advice charities
With the National Lottery ploughing £30m into the Improving Lives Through Advice grant programme, a five-year financial lifeline has been thrown to 59 frontline legal advice charities.
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NewsCivil legal aid: raise fees by 20% to 'stabilise vital public service'
Deputy managing partner says his firm would be able to take on a greater volume of legal aid cases.
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OpinionLabour is committed to justice - but does it have a plan?
Party is great at identifying problems and assigning blame - but that’s the job of opposition.