All Legal aid and access to justice articles – Page 77
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NewsSolicitors welcome Gove’s legal aid retreat
Following challenges mounted against the government’s procurement process, lord chancellor said it ‘has become clear’ that ‘there are real problems in pressing ahead as proposed’.
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NewsMoJ faces compensation claims over legal aid U-turn
Criminal defence firms consider options after justice secretary announces he is abandoning two-tier regime.
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NewsGove scraps new legal aid contracting regime
Lord chancellor says he has decided 'not to go ahead with the introduction of the dual contracting system'.
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NewsLiPs ‘behind unfair’ divorce settlement
High Court judge cites the ‘almost wholesale abolition of legal aid’ as reason for district judge’s incorrect ruling.
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NewsCourt of Appeal hears challenge over domestic violence legal aid
New rules require prescribed form of evidence for legal aid eligibility.
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NewsLAA admits possibility of further legal aid contracting delay
Legal Aid Agency chief executive says unsuccessful bidders could appeal outcome of current litigation.
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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.