All Legal aid and access to justice articles – Page 82
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NewsFirms face up to legal aid ‘limbo’
Leeds firm turns to technology with MoJ tenders outcome still unannounced.
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OpinionLegal aid waiting game
A month has passed since practitioners gave the Ministry of Justice options for alternative savings to the second fee cut.
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NewsTribunal fees discouraging conciliation, peers told
Legal aid cuts and employment tribunal fees impede enforcement of Equality Act, select committee hears.
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NewsSolicitors have ‘appetite’ for new legal aid regime, says justice minister
Labour peer tables ‘regret motion’ over decision to introduce further fee cuts for solicitors.
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NewsBid canvass continues as legal aid D-day looms
Legal Aid Agency gives another indication of the time frame for tenders announcement.
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NewsDigital defence system ‘will cut red tape’
Criminal defence solicitors will be able to download initial disclosure of the prosecution case.
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NewsScots solicitors boycott new court over legal aid fees
Falkirk group says it cannot afford to subsidise criminal appeals at 1992 rates.
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NewsDeadline extended for legal aid bid survey
Practitioner groups extend deadline as solicitors await outcome of Ministry of Justice talks.
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News‘Urgent review’ of appropriate adults needed
Government-commissioned report says inadequate provision risks creating miscarriages of justice.
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OpinionDivided we fall
The family bar’s complaints about solicitor-advocates are misdirected. And where’s the evidence?
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NewsDeparting forensic specialist highlights legal aid plight
Contact Traces said solicitors face daily struggle to help clients understand evidence.
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NewsPractitioner groups defend boycott suspension
Nationwide action was called off on Friday as ‘goodwill gesture’ to the Ministry of Justice.
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NewsMcKenzie friend jailed for £5,000 fraud scheme
Fraudster targeted victims who had been denied legal aid funding.
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OpinionLegal aid action suspension
Practitioner groups may have suspended their legal aid boycott, but this ‘goodwill gesture’ should not be mistaken for defeat.
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NewsPublic Defender Service set to expand
Ministry of Justice advertising for six duty solicitors as it plans to open additional offices in the north.
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NewsAction day 51: PDS silks cover junior-level trials
Two QCs have been deployed to cover an unarmed robbery and a burglary trial in Nottingham.
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NewsFirms sounded out over withdrawal of legal aid bids
Practitioner groups want to know how many firms are willing to withdraw their bids for new legal aid contracts.
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NewsJudge criticises LAA over translation costs
Legal Aid Agency was invited to clarify its position in relation to document translation costs.
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NewsFirms notified of failed legal aid contract bids
Legal Aid Agency assesses applications for new criminal legal aid contracts to start in January.
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NewsAction day 44: 'alternative savings' options revealed
Lord Chancellor to be briefed on proposals next week as practitioner groups urge restraint on public comments.