All Legal aid and access to justice articles – Page 31
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NewsLaw Society challenge prompts LAA to consult on court-assessed bills
Chancery Lane began judicial review proceedings after agency wanted to bring assessment in-house.
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NewsLegal aid: Society calls for Scotland-style emergency uplift
Commons justice select committee told urgent changes are needed before Bellamy review reports to government.
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NewsGovernment urged to redraft 'watered down' evictions ban
Housing lawyers say people may be evicted due to rent arrears that have come about due to Covid-19.
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ProfileMy legal life: Sundeep Bhatia, Beaumonde Law Practice
Proprietor of Beaumonde Law Practice in Harrow.
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NewsGPs 'charging over £150' for domestic abuse letters
Concern raised during Lords debate about victims being charged for letters required to access legal aid.
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NewsLAA extends Covid-19 contingency measures
Practitioners asked to complete survey to help build 'complete picture'.
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FeatureLaw Society spotlight: December Council meeting
The final Council meeting of 2020 took place on 9 December.
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NewsRecord number of court applications to prevent domestic violence
Law Society makes renewed legal aid call following publication of 'deeply disturbing' statistics.
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NewsStudents step up to fill legal aid gap
Pro bono work has become a ‘mainstream’ part of university courses, research finds.
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OpinionA turning point for legal aid?
Our legal aid system remains a pale shadow of what it was, but in 2020 we saw real improvements that could point to a better future.
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NewsCriminal legal aid: MoJ proposes pre-charge engagement fee
Profession has until 25 January to respond to latest consultation on criminal legal aid.
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NewsLabour demands answers from Buckland over legal aid review
Shadow justice team concerned over lack of 'meaningful progress' two years since announcement.
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NewsLaw centres appeal for £250,000 to fund crisis navigators
City firm has already pledged support and says profession has a duty to ensure equality before the law.
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NewsFree legal advice centres receive £11.5m in emergency funding
Almost 180 legal advice organisations benefit from Community Justice Fund.
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NewsMother refused legal aid over 'trapped capital' has case remitted
Judgment clarifies legal aid rules for victims of domestic abuse, says Law Society.
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NewsBar Council demands regional court investment ahead of spending review
Law and order in the Midlands and the North is ‘particularly weak’, says representative body.
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NewsBritish Red Cross reveals ‘human cost’ of LASPO on refugee family reunions
Report calls for legal aid to be reinstated to acknowledge complexity of applications and value of early legal advice.
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NewsLammy demands answers over judicial race ‘anomalies’
Shadow justice secretary refuses to rule out judicial diversity quotas in speech to bar conference.
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NewsSecond part of legal aid review will begin this year, Buckland pledges
Lord chancellor says he wants to get chair of the criminal legal aid review ‘absolutely right’.
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NewsNot enough black men doing family legal aid, Westminster inquiry hears
Solicitor says male role models would be helpful for teenagers coming through the justice system.