All Legal aid and access to justice articles – Page 34
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Plugging gaps in legal aid provision will be tough, says LAA
Legal Aid Agency says pandemic could affect efforts to maintain services across all procurement areas.
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Opinion
A call for pro bono
Need for legal help has probably never been greater from a sector that has been catapulted online.
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MoJ to consult on legal aid means test in spring 2021
Justice minister Alex Chalk says his department will also review civil sustainability.
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Millions could fall into 'hidden justice gap'
Report highlights spike in demand for help from cash-strapped law centres.
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Opinion
Crowdfunding can be a ray of light
Pre-Covid, two thirds of people who needed access to legal services couldn’t get them. Post-Covid, those numbers are going to rise.
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Feature
Taken to the brink
As we await the Ministry of Justice’s annual report, Melanie Newman canvasses practitioners about how the department is performing.
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Opinion
Happy 50th birthday, North Kensington Law Centre
To celebrate this special anniversary, the 'A&E of law' is looking to the future.
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Landmark virtual awards celebrate legal aid heroes
Winners of this year's Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards were revealed live on YouTube.
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Home Office removal window makes access to justice ‘practically impossible’
Court of Appeal hears challenge to policy that gives people between 72 hours and seven days’ notice.
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Solicitors honoured for legal aid efforts during lockdown
Special awards for Law Society committee members Richard Atkinson and Jenny Beck.
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Legal Aid Agency apologises for latest CCMS disruption
Technical problems with troubled billing system reportedly began on 25 June.
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MoJ promises full consultation on immigration fee reform
Labour's top justice figures say engagement with the profession on temporary changes has been insufficient.
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Demob happy? MoJ chief recounts financial mess of Grayling era
Current budget will 'broadly speaking keep the lights on’, Sir Richard Heaton tells MPs.
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Campaigners planning law centre in legal-aid ravaged Wales
Steering group yet to decide which areas of law the centre will cover but project is at a ‘critical point’.
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MoJ pauses legal aid means test review
Ministry of Justice was due to publish findings and consultation this summer.
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‘Out of control’ firm collapsed with £1.1m debts and £12k assets
Former law firm manager fined after he allowed disbursement from public funds to be retained.
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LAA seeks to bring court-assessed bills in-house
Proposed permanent move prompts concerns over possible conflict of interest.
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Feature
Law Society spotlight: June’s Council meeting
Because of the pandemic this was Council’s first full meeting conducted remotely.
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Junior lawyers demand higher pay for criminal defence work
Government’s criminal legal aid review does not go far enough, says division.
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Covid-19 has 'significantly reduced' value of criminal legal aid offer
Law Society says landscape has reduced dramatically and government must do more than it has proposed.