All Legal aid and access to justice articles – Page 92
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ProfilePro bono fight for child custody
Rebecca Stevens has acted for more than 100 hours pro bono for family without representation.
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NewsScotland's legal aid system ‘not fit for purpose’
Law Society of Scotland president says time is right for ‘root and branch change’.
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NewsSolicitor mediation referrals plummet post-LASPO
Couples more likely to seek out mediation without turning to solicitor.
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NewsMunby’s fury as aid denied in adoption fight
Head of Family Division praises solicitor for working 100 hours for free after state ‘washed its hands of the problem’.
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Opinion
Abandoned spouses
Under the legal aid cuts regime, financial (ancillary) relief is dead, except for the wealthy.
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NewsPro bono up as solicitors fill legal aid void
Law Society research estimates total annual value of pro bono across all private practices is now £601m.
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NewsLabour promises legal aid review – but no new money
Shadow justice minister's 'complete lack of vision' slammed by criminal solicitors.
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NewsGovernment defeated in Lords on JR reform
Law Society urges government to drop judicial review reform plans after they are rejected by peers.
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Opinion
Coroners’ court disparity
Refusal to allow legal aid for inquests creates an unlevel playing field.
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NewsMackesys not shut but ‘restructuring’, says owner
Geoff Wordsworth claims firm’s website was hacked to announce closure.
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OpinionIs it time to refuse pro bono work?
The government is relying on the generosity of lawyers – maybe now enough is enough.
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NewsHughes pledges £1.4m a year to help LIPs
Support network for litigants in person will be spread across England and Wales.
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NewsLegal aid firm in shock closure
All staff at London practice Mackesys have been made redundant.
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NewsIBA 2014: barriers to justice begin at birth, report shows
International survey shows social and institutional factors blocking access to justice worldwide.
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Opinion
Legal aid cost myths
Amount spent on legal aid across Europe cannot be compared like for like, because our system is different.
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NewsJudicial review plans prompt parliamentary alarm
Lords will debate Criminal Justice and Courts Bill next week.
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NewsInsolvency litigation plea to PM
Business groups estimate that changes to be ushered in under LASPO by next April will cost HMRC £160m a year.
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NewsNon-lawyer lord chancellor is a ‘benefit’ – Grayling
Justice secretary rejects as ‘misplaced’ the idea that a lawyer would have chosen to retain legal aid as it was before LASPO.
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NewsShow us your evidence, Society tells MoJ consultation
President says government should consult on a study casting doubt on its plans for criminal legal aid cuts.
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NewsMoJ’s legal aid plans blasted by its own consultant
Otterburn rejects the way the government calculated its figures and expresses concerns about the resulting number of contracts to be offered.