All Legal aid and access to justice articles – Page 74
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NewsGove sidesteps legal aid U-turn speculation
Justice secretary asked in House of Commons if he was about to abandon new criminal legal aid contracts.
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NewsSenior judges lambast government over court fees
Master of the rolls tells MPs that ‘ordinary people’ are being priced out of justice.
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NewsCameron vows to end ‘industry’ of claims against armed forces
Prime minister tasks National Security Council with clampdown on claimant practices.
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NewsFalconer joins calls for legal aid contracting clarity
The shadow justice secretary asks Michael Gove to urgently make a statement before parliament.
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NewsAbuse survivors ‘re-victimised’ through family court process
Government and judiciary should ensure victims are not cross-examined by their abusers in court, charity recommends.
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NewsSociety demands clarity on legal aid contracting
President writes to minister calling for public statement amid speculation two-tier contracting is to be abandoned.
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NewsMoJ denies legal aid contract U-turn
Ministry of Justice says it is still defending challenges to the procurement process for new duty provider contracts.
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NewsParliamentary report puts finger on rise in number of LiPs
Briefing paper to MPs blames impact of Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act.
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NewsLegal aid portal ‘has not been hacked’ – MoJ
Criminal legal aid solicitors have been unable to access duty solicitor call centre website.
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NewsJudges’ morale sinks as justice becomes ‘unaffordable’ – LCJ
Annual report says civil justice now ‘unaffordable to most’, while reiterating concerns about litigants in person and poor state of IT.
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NewsLegal aid billing issues ‘unresolved’
Association of Costs Lawyers says one of 23 issues it raised with the Legal Aid Agency has been properly addressed.
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NewsLegal aid contract challenges extended to May
A judicial review, sought by the Fair Crime Contracts Alliance, will open on 7 April and is expected to last seven days.
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NewsLegal aid bid turned down over ‘basic transcription error’
Edward Fail Bradshaw & Waterson was unsuccessful in its bid for duty provider work in Hackney, Newham and Tower Hamlets.
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NewsGovernment picture of advice sector ‘not up to date’
Ministry of Justice report says not-for-profit legal advice providers are adapting to change.
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NewsLegal aid billing system postponed again
Client and cost management system will only be mandatory for Special Children Act applications in February.
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NewsLegal aid contract challenges extend to next May
Judicial review to begin on 7 April, followed by trial dealing with procurement law claims.
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NewsOfficial statistics show ‘no economic case for fee cut’
Ministry of Justice spent £886m on criminal legal aid between October 2014 and September 2015.
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NewsCrime work ‘unaffordable’ for young barristers, warns bar
A government report reveals that fees for criminal legal aid work are falling by an average of 4% a year.
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NewsJurisdiction tug-of-war over criminal legal aid challenges
Lord Justice Laws adjourns directions hearing for judicial review until Monday.
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NewsLegal aid delay ‘not satisfactory excuse’ for JR appeals extension
Court of Appeal makes an exception but tells solicitors that future applications must be lodged within the prescribed time.