All Legal aid and access to justice articles – Page 67
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NewsLegal aid firm bullish on national plans
Reeds Solicitors, which has acquired Milton Keynes practice Cartwright Clark, is a member of the big firms group.
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ProfileLegal aid victory in Supreme Court
John Halford acted for Public Law Project in a challenge to civil legal aid residence test.
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LAA invitation highlights second legal aid desert
Firms are being invited to submit expressions of interest to provide housing and debt services in the Surrey procurement area.
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Opinion‘Mob rule’ must not dictate legal aid policy
A ‘one-nation justice system’ cannot be built by recourse to crude populism.
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NewsSolicitors becoming McKenzie friends to avoid regulatory costs, CMA told
Trade association says solicitors can provide cheaper services by practising as McKenzie friends.
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NewsGovernment relaxes domestic violence evidence requirement
Ministry of Justice also introduces provision to assess evidence concerning financial abuse following Court of Appeal ruling.
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NewsGovernment defeated over legal aid residence test
In 'totally unprecedented' on-the-spot decision, Supreme Court grants appeal.
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NewsSupreme Court hears legal aid residence test challenge
Public Law Project says the residence test ‘in substance…will exclude recent migrants and irregular migrants’.
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NewsLegal aid cuts creating new advice ‘deserts’
Several parts of England and Wales now have inadequate housing law cover which could give rise to potential conflicts of interest, it has emerged.
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NewsLAA acts after firm’s withdrawal leaves legal aid gap in Hull
Legal Aid Agency invites firms to submit 'expressions of interest’ even if they do not meet contractual requirements.
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NewsGovernment changes domestic violence evidence requirement
Ministry of Justice is working on amended regulations following Court of Appeal judgment.
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NewsSolicitor claims he was tortured in Dubai jail
David Haigh, former managing director of Leeds United FC, returned to the UK last month after serving a sentence for financial misappropriation.
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OpinionNo joy on Twitter over McNally’s second thought
Former justice minister supports calls for an immediate review of legal aid reforms.
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NewsAgency ploughs on with 1 April date for mandatory CCMS
Legal Aid Agency offers paper contingency plans if online system breaks down.
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News‘Fat cat’ lawyer image creating more LiPs, says Citizens Advice
Nine in 10 litigants in person find experience negatively affected their health, relationships, work or finances.
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NewsVara: no U-turn on court closures
Justice minister tells MPs the time has come to ‘agree to disagree’.
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NewsRevealed: MoJ’s £400k bill for abandoned legal aid contracts
Government refuses to disclose how much it spent fighting legal actions.
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NewsLAA urged to delay compulsory civil billing system
Resolution says seven in 10 users regularly experience problems with the client and cost management system.
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NewsMoJ to urgently review legal aid for trafficking victims
Announcement follows a judicial review challenge over the adequacy of the current provision.