All Civil justice articles – Page 57
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OpinionCounting the cost of cuts
There are many knock-on consequences of civil legal aid cuts, as a recent National Audit Office report notes.
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NewsTelephone gateway understanding 'disappointing' - MoJ
Ministry of Justice says legal aid system is working well but there remains a lack of awareness.
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NewsMinister tells judges to keep out of legal aid disputes
Shailesh Vara tells committee of MPs that existing rules should be adhered to in funding issues.
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OpinionThe problem with budgeting
Tactical budgets, hearing delays and inexperienced judges. Is budgeting working?
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OpinionHodge exposes shambles of legal aid cuts
Civil servants were given a brutal going over by MPs out for blood.
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NewsDyson: miscarriages of justice likely since LASPO
Master of the rolls says litigants in person ‘dry up’ in court.
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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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NewsWealth becoming key to justice, say 87% of lawyers
Law firm’s survey finds widespread scepticism about access to justice following LASPO.
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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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NewsLord chief justice attacks court secrecy
Lord Thomas calls for greater guidance on issue of anonymous defendants.
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OpinionDBAs: a win for the vested interests
Government has chosen vested interests over access to justice with its decision on hybrid DBAs.
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NewsBulk PI firms will provide better service – FOIL chief
Claimant industry undergoing consolidation that defendant firms have already experienced.
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NewsDWF confirms 26 redundancies as claims decline
Effects of LASPO continue to be felt in the personal injury sector.
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FeatureSolicitors’ liability and dishonest clients
A recent Scottish case could have ramifications for England and Wales.
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NewsSupreme Court turns down flight delay appeals
Decision in Jet2 and Thomson opens way for flood of compensation claims.
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OpinionJudges must be braver about hot-tubbing
Concurrent evidence is universally approved, so why aren’t more judges ordering it to take place?
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NewsScottish government overhauls civil courts
Law Society voices ‘real concerns’ about potential delays and impact on access to justice.
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OpinionNine things we learned from the Labour conference
Legal aid, immigration – and why lawyers could be the key to the general election.
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NewsLabour will not reverse legal aid cuts – Slaughter
‘We’re not going to get in a Tardis and go back to before,’ shadow justice minister tells campaigners.
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OpinionConsiderations on GHRs
A look at other jurisdictions tells us that we must take a granular and nuanced approach to pricing legal work.