All Legal aid and access to justice articles – Page 91
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NewsAgency considering larger civil contracts
Law centres tell Legal Aid Agency chief not to go ahead with idea.
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NewsGrayling pushes late change to JR plans
Bar dismisses concession on costs that interveners must pay as ‘empty gesture’.
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OpinionLet’s not kill all the lawyers
Lawyers must tackle stereotypes about the profession head on – and Malaysia’s lawyers show how.
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'Give LIPs universal access to legal advice', MoJ told
New report examines impact of legal aid cuts in private family law cases.
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NewsMoJ to press ahead with criminal legal aid reforms
‘Depressing day’ for practitioners as government takes forward contracts and fee cuts.
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Cuts have had 'no significant impact' on hearing times
MoJ data appear to allay concerns about litigants in person ‘clogging up the courts’.
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NewsLabour calls for early LASPO review
Shadow justice minister lambasts ‘systematic attack’ on claimants and their lawyers.
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NewsSociety backs Malaysia fight against sedition law
Lawyers among over 20 people arrested this year for ‘expressing dissenting views’, head of the Malaysian Bar says.
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Charities respond to cuts
Only Connect event on 11 December will examine ways in which charities can respond to cuts in legal aid.
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OpinionTwo European cases of interest
Spain was unhappy that all future unitary patents must be submitted only in languages allowed by the Court of Justice of the European Union.
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NewsMoJ ‘out of touch with reality’ over cuts – spending watchdog
National Audit Office report finds savings on track – but the government did not understand wider impact of civil legal aid cuts.
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NewsConsumer watchdog under fire over McKenzie friend stance
MP: ‘Somebody can toddle along, say they are a McKenzie friend and start undermining and undercutting solicitors.’
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FeatureLiPs: a radical solution
An inquisitorial approach could be adopted in small claims, improving the speed and efficiency of these cases, as more litigants in person come to court.
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OpinionHate them if you like, but we need McKenzie friends
Clients are facing an advice vacuum – they need any help they can get.
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NewsCourt overturns legal aid denial in ‘wrongful arrest’ case
Sunita Sisangia sought public funding for a claim she intends to bring against the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police.
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NewsHughes plans scheme to divert women from prison
Justice minister agrees on social and economic benefits of keeping women offenders out of prison.
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NewsLord chief justice attacks court secrecy
Lord Thomas calls for greater guidance on issue of anonymous defendants.
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NewsLord chancellor denied relief over missed deadline
Although delay did not affect any pre-existing court timetable, delay in service prevented start of the pleadings process.
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NewsBar Conference: Moses targets Grayling on ‘rule of law’
Retired appeal court judge Sir Alan Moses berates government over dearth of legal knowledge and law officer sackings.
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Legal aid form to be amended
Aid agency rolls out new electronic form after lawyers flag up problem.