All Legal aid and access to justice articles – Page 18
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NewsMore advocacy rights? Solicitors 'already stretched to breaking point'
Law Society says 15% fee uplift across the board still needed if government wants more lawyers in Crown court.
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NewsBar strike: More solicitors could be granted advocacy rights
Justice secretary Dominic Raab reportedly considering ways to let non-barristers represent clients in Crown court.
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NewsAttack on bar strike is a smokescreen for courts energy crisis, says Labour
Shadow justice secretary says cost of heating and powering crumbling buildings has soared in the past five years.
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NewsCriminal bar 'holding justice to ransom' - lord chancellor
Escalation of action over legal aid funding is 'needless and indefensible', Dominic Raab writes in the Daily Mail.
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NewsSolicitors 'cannot strike but they'll continue to quit' over legal aid
Law Society says members are in the same boat as barristers and see no future in criminal defence work.
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OpinionAn unfair tax on accessing justice
The time has come to consider reintroducing recoverability of premiums and funding costs in commercial litigation cases.
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NewsLegal Aid Agency rota demonstrates duty solicitor decline
Latest figures prompt Law Society to renew call for government to implement 15% fee increase across all areas of criminal legal aid.
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NewsSouth coast’s island of free legal help closes its doors
Centre in Newport, Isle of Wight, handles calls from as far away as Bournemouth and Brighton.
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NewsLegal aid lawyers working longer under online immigration regime
Ministry of Justice extends consultation period for fixed fee proposals after publishing survey on casework.
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News'End foolish and misguided strike', law firm chief tells criminal bar
Midlands practice says it is recruiting in-house counsel to ensure defendants are represented.
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NewsStarmer fails to back bar strike
Robert Rinder grills Labour leader on ITV’s Good Morning Britain.
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NewsPossession figures suggest 'significant wave of homelessness' looms
Latest quarterly figures published by Ministry of Justice show number of mortgage and landlord claims continuing to rise.
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OpinionPro bono costs awards in tribunals need more publicity
Pro bono organisations and advisers should be aware of the expansion of the costs regime, and take advantage of it.
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NewsLawtech chief signals new direction with funding boost
Next phase of LawtechUK initiative will focus on access to justice with £4m from MoJ.
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NewsCrown court backlog edges up further
Figures published by HM Courts & Tribunals Service show outstanding cases rising for third consecutive month.
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OpinionLetters roundup: 5 August 2022
Legal aid, regulatory overreach, and first impressions: your letters to the editor.
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NewsMoJ stands firm as 'uninterrupted' strike looms
Criminal barristers are being balloted on whether to maintain current action or escalate it from 5 September.
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NewsFreshfields secures 'largest-ever pro bono costs order'
Magic circle firm represented charity in settled judicial review against the MoJ.
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NewsCriminal bar balloted on 'uninterrupted' strike action
Barristers could escalate legal aid action on the day the new prime minister is expected to be in post.
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NewsCourt support charity teams up with universities to keep services running
Support Through Court says partnerships will give students freedom and flexibility to volunteer.