All Legal aid and access to justice articles – Page 7
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News'Data limitations' narrow scope of new criminal legal aid consultation
Ministry of Justice needs 'accurate data' that reflects case complexity to consult on police station fee system.
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News£16m 'pay boost' for police station work
Ministry of Justice opens eight-week consultation and says funding increase will apply to new work from the summer.
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NewsWelsh firm wins legal aid appeal over ‘substantial case management’
Costs judge finds ‘complex and detailed discussion and negotiation’ between parties ‘reduced significantly’ the defendant’s criminality.
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NewsNews focus: Civil legal aid provision is withering away
Racked by stagnant fees and mounting overheads, civil legal aid providers on the frontline fear for the sustainability of the sector, according to a survey commissioned for the government.
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NewsLawtech and legal aid: Law Society’s spring budget wishlist
Chancery Lane’s submission to Treasury also calls for partnership tax break.
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NewsSocial justice initiative to fund qualifying work experience
Access to Justice Foundation has partnered with Social Welfare Solicitors Qualification Fund to boost talent pipeline.
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NewsPrison lawyers reveal shocking struggles to see their clients
Solicitor says report provides a 'small snapshot' of the widespread serious delays and lack of appropriate facilities.
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NewsFour in 10 civil legal aid providers intend to quit fragile sector in next five years
People facing eviction, abuse and needing care will suffer most from shrinking provider base, Law Society warns.
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OpinionPost Office scandal: Litigation funding is not the villain
Recoverability of costs and exemplary damages might have a role to play in promoting access to justice.
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NewsCivil legal aid review: MoJ issues call for evidence
Government data shows provider numbers have steadily fallen in nearly all of the contracted categories of law.
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NewsBar chair: Next PM should emulate Thatcher on pay rises
In inaugural address, Sam Townend KC calls for investment in justice and warns of collapse in early guilty pleas - and of the cost of legal regulation.
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NewsFirm hires: Academics join university's Centre for Access to Justice and Inclusion
Anglia Ruskin University welcomes professor Angus Nurse and Dr Sebastian Smart.
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NewsIn focus: 24 things for solicitors to look out for in 2024
21st Century Justice, legal aid SOS, in-house scrutiny, law reform and group actions.
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NewsHousing legal aid: early advice scheme handles 79 claims in first few weeks
Law Society says latest government data highlights need to address holistically problems faced by tenants at risk of eviction.
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NewsPartial victory for legal aid firm in prosecution evidence appeal
Firm challenged officer's decision to halve the number of pages of prosecution evidence on which fee was based.
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NewsRCJ Advice becomes a law centre
Unique court-based Citizens Advice service helps thousands of litigants in person and domestic abuse survivors every year.
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NewsCourt statistics show ‘fundamental right to access to justice is at stake’
New figures show the number of outstanding cases increasing in both magistrates’ and Crown courts, Law Society says.
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NewsNo widespread systemic failure in legal aid, government tells High Court
Lawyers for Ministry of Justice say 'capacity challenges' in small number of areas are actively being managed.
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News'Degrading and demoralising': High Court hears evidence from criminal legal aid solicitors
Criminal Law Solicitors' Association and London Criminal Courts Solicitors' Association are interested parties in Law Society legal challenge.