All Legal aid and access to justice articles – Page 72
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NewsLegal Aid Agency contracts chief to leave
Hugh Barrett, director of legal aid commissioning and strategy, on his way out in restructuring of management team.
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OpinionPromoting justice in China
I was part of a delegation in Beijing that saw how legal aid is reaching clients with special needs.
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News‘Bureaucratic’ gateway blocks access to discrimination advice
Islington Law Centre says applicants need legal advice just to make the initial call about their case.
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News‘Incompetent’ LAA criticised over crime tender amendments
The Legal Aid Agency has issued four amendments to the procurement process.
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NewsPractice curbs slapped on former Blavo & Co directors
London-headquartered firm was shut down by the regulator last year.
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NewsMoJ seeks to plug legal aid housing gap
Citizens Advice bombarded with requests for advice on illegal eviction.
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NewsPolice station reps banned over convictions
Non-solicitors Derek Martin Parker and John Bull were authorised by the Legal Aid Agency.
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NewsShocking infographic highlights housing ‘advice deserts’
Law Society chief executive Catherine Dixon urges government to commission providers to prevent conflicts of interest.
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NewsSRA raises concerns over solicitors’ independence
Risk outlook highlights fear that firms in PI and corporate sectors may be compromising their integrity.
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NewsSolicitors who ‘embarrass’ Legal Aid Agency face sanctions
Clause appears in 90-page document outlining standard terms for new criminal legal aid contract.
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OpinionWould City law firms invest in a CLAF?
Could the City be persuaded to inject cash into a not-for-profit funder?
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NewsCLAF revived to support access to justice
A proposal to support access to justice through a pooled fund financed by money derived from civil damages has been revived in earnest.
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NewsSRA: ‘radical’ proposals will open up access to justice
But regulator acknowledges the need for adequate safeguards
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NewsThe only way is Legal Aid Agency
An LAA reality TV show would send viewing figures through the roof
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Criminal Costs: Legal Aid Costs in the Criminal Courts
A comprehensive and necessary guide
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News
Supreme Court unanimous on residency test
Three months after allowing an appeal mid-hearing, the Court has handed down its reasons for throwing out government plans to introduce a residence test for civil legal aid
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NewsWelsh law officer says justice curbs threaten human rights
Counsel general Mick Antoniw says legal system in Wales is ‘at a crossroads’.
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NewsLegal aid residence test was ultra vires, Supreme Court says
Full judgment handed down nearly three months after hearing granted appeal over government’s plan.
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NewsMoJ lifts threshold for naming third-party JR funders
Third parties must be spending £3,000 to be named as backers of a judicial review.