All Legal aid and access to justice articles – Page 84
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NewsSolicitors vent anger over legal aid chief’s £225k package
Legal Aid Agency report reveals employment costs for senior employees.
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NewsReferral fees in crime would ‘corrupt’ market, bar alleges
Criminal barristers warn against lifting ban on referral fees that exist ‘solely to benefit solicitors’.
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NewsLegal aid billing system rollout postponed
Mandatory application of CCMS put back to next February amid concern it is ‘not fit for purpose’.
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Opinion
Pro bono donation from MPs?
Maybe politicians could fill the gap left by legal aid cuts by paying into a fund?
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FeatureCriminal law changes
Amendments to laws on rehabilitation, sexual offences, legal aid, cautions and court procedure.
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NewsPractitioners to be balloted on legal aid action
Decision taken after Ministry of Justice announces it is pressing ahead with second 8.75% fee cut and 527 duty provider contracts.
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NewsLegal aid cuts remove ‘£200-an-hour’ lawyers – justice minister
Lord Faulks rebuffs calls for an immediate review of LASPO.
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NewsExceptional case funding scheme ‘inaccessible’, High Court told
Charity argues government’s safety net of providing legal aid ‘unfit for purpose’ as three-day hearing gets under way.
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NewsGovernment forges ahead with legal aid cuts
Tenders and second fee reduction to proceed as planned, Ministry of Justice announces.
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NewsLegal Aid Agency considers digital advice hotline
Duty solicitor call centre handles 800,000 cases a year, agency reveals.
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NewsChallenge to exceptional funding scheme goes to court
Charity argues that government’s safety net obstructs purpose of providing legal aid ‘to those who need it most’.
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FeatureHow unlawful are quashed legal aid regulations?
The High Court quashed 2014 civil legal aid regulations but challenges to them may not be straightforward.
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NewsDetainees ‘confused’ by legal aid cuts
Research by charity highlights impact of government reforms in immigration cases.
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NewsLegal aid clawback powers come into force
Justice minister Shailesh Vara says measures are another step towards ‘fair and credible’ system.
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NewsLAA tweaks billing system after criticism
Legal Aid Agency will be making a series of improvements to its client cost and management system.
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NewsHigh-profile public law firm to close
Birmingham practice has fought against controversial decisions made by public authorities for nearly 12 years.
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OpinionLegal aid’s founding text turns 70
How the 1945 report of a Conservative-chaired committee laid the foundations of state-funded legal aid.
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NewsNorthern Ireland barristers withdraw services in legal aid protest
Justice minister David Ford said he was surprised and disappointed by the Criminal Bar Association’s decision.
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NewsDyson: law change may be needed to fill civil legal aid gap
Master of the rolls suggests public funding for cross-examination in certain civil cases, after overturning an order for government to cover LIP’s legal costs.