All Legal aid and access to justice articles – Page 97
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NewsLegal aid firm denies negligence over doomed MMR claim
London-based Hodge Jones & Allen issued a statement today denying any wrongdoing.
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NewsMoJ figures paint stark picture of aid decline
Official statistics show the volume and cost of cases was falling before the LASPO cuts came in.
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NewsDate set for halted fraud trial
First Operation Cotton trial date scheduled as bar indicates a deal is close on fee cuts.
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FeatureExpert evidence under the spotlight
Radical reform of funding and compliance has placed the relationship between practitioners and expert witnesses under strain.
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NewsShiner accuses Grayling of ‘personal vendetta’
Legal Aid Agency inquiry into Phil Shiner and his firm Public Interest Lawyers is a ‘distraction’.
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NewsLes misérables
Lawyers across France went on strike last week, calling for a doubling of the country’s legal aid budget.
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NewsLegal aid guidance unlawful, High Court rules
The High Court rules that the guidance issued by the lord chancellor on granting legal aid in exceptional circumstances for immigration is in some respects ‘unlawful’.
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NewsBid to save legal aid for domestic violence victims
Two charities have brought an action to quash ‘restrictive’ evidential requirements needed to get legal aid.
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NewsPublic Defender Service adds three silks
The service now employs seven silks and 18 juniors, though ‘emergency measures’ have not materialised.
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NewsLegal aid ‘impasse’ forces top family judge to adjourn
Sir James Munby calls on justice secretary to intervene to decide who should pay for an unrepresented father’s case.
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OpinionDefence costs: an elegant solution
Why not use City fines to pay the defence in serious fraud cases?
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NewsHillsborough solicitor honoured at legal aid Oscars
Outstanding achievement award goes to Elkan Abrahamson on a night of recognition for legal aid practitioners.
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NewsWork yourself out of existence, Grayling tells super-regulator
Chris Grayling said the LSB should work towards its demise to reduce ‘time-consuming and intrusive’ legal regulation.
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NewsMinistry plays down fee protest as judge acts
Government insists solicitor boycott has had ‘minimal’ impact, after a judge issued a note on dealing with unrepresented defendants.
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NewsMoJ set to clash with bar over PDS expansion
MoJ spokesman said the lord chancellor is ‘entirely supportive’ of the independent, self-employed bar.
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OpinionCotton and compromise
The criminal justice system requires a sensible resolution of the VHCC fee cut impasse.
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Opinion
Justice dismembered
It is difficult to comprehend the twisted logic which has resulted in the removal of legal representation from many of the population.
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OpinionRise of specialist law firms
Niche firms will materialise to occupy emergent ‘advice deserts’.