All Legal aid and access to justice articles – Page 36
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NewsBuckland urged to extend deadline for discrimination and harassment claims
Justice organisations say Covid-19 lockdown has made tribunal process increasingly difficult.
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OpinionWill there be a worse access to justice crisis?
Potential consequences for legal services are emerging from the fog of the coronavirus crisis.
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NewsKarl Turner joins shadow justice team
Hull East MP given legal aid brief and joins Jess Phillips, Ellie Reeves and Bambos Charalambous on the front bench.
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News£750m coronavirus pot 'not enough' to save advice sector
Advice Services Alliance chief says Ministry of Justice should repurpose funds for projects no longer appropriate in current climate.
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NewsCivil society groups take SRA’s top legal technology prizes
Projects to help vulnerable people receive final awards in Legal Access Challenge.
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News'Too scared to speak out': young legal aid lawyers highlight Covid-19 pressures
Junior lawyers feel partners and directors are taking advantage of them in shocking report.
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News‘Extremely poor’: Justice committee under cosh over private Buckland grilling
Issues raised by MPs included the release of prisoners and legal aid - but the public and media were excluded.
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NewsDomestic abuse victims need unconditional legal aid - Law Society
Chancery Lane wants the government to do more to support victims amid reports of a surge in incidents during the Covid-19 crisis.
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NewsLet lawyers stay at home, legal aid firms urged
A large criminal practice has said it cannot pay staff who elect to work from home, the Gazette understands.
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NewsEmergency appeal to stop Covid-19 pushing advice sector to ‘breaking point’
Leading charities say half of frontline centres could close over the next 12 months.
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NewsLegal aid support package to help lawyers 'weather the coronavirus pandemic'
Law Society welcomes measures but says significantly more needs to be done to help criminal defence community.
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NewsCity firms pledge £85,000 to save law centres from closure
Several law centres have sufficient reserves for only four to eight weeks.
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NewsSociety strives to secure emergency support for SME law firms
Law firms steered to Business Interruption Loan Scheme, which could also help finance professional indemnity insurance.
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News'Zero money': young legal aid lawyers highlight coronavirus plight
Practitioner group gathering evidence to inform government discussions and best practice recommendations.
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NewsPolice force praised for coronavirus measures to protect lawyers
National protocol expected soon as Northumbria tells lawyers safety in its custody suites is top priority.
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NewsHousing possession proceedings suspended for 90 days
Housing solicitors highlighted inconsistent approaches taken by county courts across the country.
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NewsLAA working 'as rapidly as possible' to pay legal aid firms
Legal Aid Agency relaxes requirements in updated Covid-19 guidance.
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News'We cannot wait any longer': criminal defence firm halts face-to-face contact
London practice will not be attending police station, prisons or court to protect staff and clients.
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News'Justice Bus' hits the streets of Norfolk amid coronavirus shutdown
Charity was concerned people would turn up to office to find no one available to help.
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NewsLondon Legal Walk is latest coronavirus casualty
Largest assembly of lawyers in the country postponed to autumn.