All Legal aid and access to justice articles – Page 62
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NewsSolicitors left 'high and dry' on civil tenders
Process for securing civil legal aid contracts taking toll on lawyers.
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OpinionOur courts are in profit, so when do we see the benefit?
The trouble with turning justice into a commodity is you raise customer expectations.
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NewsExpert witness wins apology and payment from Legal Aid Agency
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman partly upholds complaint about unfair assessment of bills.
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NewsPlain English, please: LSB research highlights vulnerable client experiences
Legal Services Board chief executive says small actions can make a big difference.
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NewsGrenfell Tower: £5m emergency fund won't affect legal aid eligibility
Law Society has been liaising with the Legal Aid Agency over means testing fears.
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NewsGrenfell Tower: Parliamentary group told of legal aid fear
All-party parliamentary group meeting on legal aid hears details of advice being sought.
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NewsCourt closures: Judge warns of impact on youth justice
Judicial lead on youth justice says closure programme ’not appropriate for access to justice’.
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NewsLAA to review 30-minute online application allowance
Public Law Project says it is not possible to make a CCMS application in half an hour.
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News'From food bank to the Supreme Court': law centre champion honoured
Winners of the 15th Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards were announced at a ceremony last night.
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NewsLaw centre calls for levy on corporate law firms
Greater Manchester Law Centre says it needs more than words and encouragement.
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NewsNeuberger: 'Very hard to defend' current legal aid system
Supreme Court president provides bleak outlook for future of access to justice.
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NewsNews focus: LASPO four years on
A damning report from the Law Society addresses the devastating consequences of civil legal aid cuts and calls on the government to implement a string of reforms.
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NewsMediation decline may be due to legal aid cuts, government admits
Ministry of Justice says other referral sources have increased but not enough to compensate.
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News'Access Denied': Law Society's 25-point plan to salvage civil justice
LASPO’s legal aid cuts have damaged the very foundations of our justice system, according to new review.
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NewsLegal advice plight of undocumented children
Coram Children's Legal Centre highlights struggle to find a solicitor willing to take a case on.
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NewsMerger plan prompts fears over advice delays
Legal Aid Agency consulting on combining duty solicitor schemes in north Wales.
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NewsGrenfell Tower fire: lawyers step up pro bono efforts
North Kensington Law Centre and housing specialists are providing free daily drop-in advice clinics.
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OpinionPro bono support when tragedy strikes
Solicitors' response to devastating events has shown community spirit at its best.
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FeatureEurophile in at Petty France
David Lidington claims to care passionately about access to justice, but his voting record is open to question.
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NewsTower fire: solicitor urges residents to demand inquest not inquiry
Sophie Khan, who acted for previous tower block fire victims, calls for jury narrative verdicts rather than 'government-led' process.