All Legal aid and access to justice articles – Page 79
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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.
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NewsHigh court clears way for legal aid contract challenge
JR by alliance of firms to go ahead under surety of £40,000.
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NewsHigh Court to rule on legal aid JR
Mr Justice Stuart-Smith lists three issues that need to be addressed urgently for the purposes of granting permission.
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NewsLegal aid residence test ruled lawful
The lord chancellor appealed the High Court’s decision last year that the legislation he proposed to introduce was unlawful.
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NewsLaw centres 'bouncing back' from funding cuts
Law Centres Network hails ingenuity, resilience and determination of members in annual review.
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Lead cases test for criminal legal aid contracts
Wave of litigation over award of contracts to begin with eight cases, High Court rules
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NewsSociety calls for parliamentary probe of legal aid contracts
President Jonathan Smithers asks justice and public accounts select committees to investigate tender process urgently.
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NewsCourt sparring begins in legal aid contract challenges
High Court hearing into management of litigation over new crime duty contracts lasted nearly three hours.
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NewsCourts charge has ‘not gone correctly’ – lord chief justice
Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd hopes the government will soon look at financial penalties ‘in the round’.
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OpinionTime for a legal aid truce
The government has bought itself time to come up with a new strategy.
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Opinion
Losing the ‘golden thread’ of justice
The presumption of innocence is surely in intensive care.
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NewsSociety calls for independent review of duty contract procurement
Chancery Lane wants ‘thorough appraisal’ of criminal tender process.
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NewsMoJ postpones legal aid contracts
Three-month delay follows legal challenges from unsuccessful bidders in at least 69 procurement areas.
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NewsMoJ to publish impact of reforms on civil legal aid
Permanent secretary Richard Heaton says three research projects have been carried out.
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NewsJR firms set up alliance to challenge legal aid contracts
Fair Crime Contracts Alliance expected to issue judicial review proceedings on Thursday.
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FeatureLegal aid contracts: start again
After botching the criminal tender process, the Legal Aid Agency must work with the profession to facilitate market consolidation.
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NewsAgency hit by deluge of legal aid tender actions
Unsuccessful bidders have issued proceedings in 69 out of 85 procurement areas.
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NewsLabour to set up legal aid commission
Opposition party to review government reforms and publish report in time for next year’s conference.