All Legal aid and access to justice articles – Page 74
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NewsScots solicitors boycott new court over legal aid fees
Falkirk group says it cannot afford to subsidise criminal appeals at 1992 rates.
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NewsDeadline extended for legal aid bid survey
Practitioner groups extend deadline as solicitors await outcome of Ministry of Justice talks.
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News‘Urgent review’ of appropriate adults needed
Government-commissioned report says inadequate provision risks creating miscarriages of justice.
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OpinionDivided we fall
The family bar’s complaints about solicitor-advocates are misdirected. And where’s the evidence?
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NewsDeparting forensic specialist highlights legal aid plight
Contact Traces said solicitors face daily struggle to help clients understand evidence.
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NewsPractitioner groups defend boycott suspension
Nationwide action was called off on Friday as ‘goodwill gesture’ to the Ministry of Justice.
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NewsMcKenzie friend jailed for £5,000 fraud scheme
Fraudster targeted victims who had been denied legal aid funding.
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OpinionLegal aid action suspension
Practitioner groups may have suspended their legal aid boycott, but this ‘goodwill gesture’ should not be mistaken for defeat.
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NewsPublic Defender Service set to expand
Ministry of Justice advertising for six duty solicitors as it plans to open additional offices in the north.
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NewsAction day 51: PDS silks cover junior-level trials
Two QCs have been deployed to cover an unarmed robbery and a burglary trial in Nottingham.
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NewsFirms sounded out over withdrawal of legal aid bids
Practitioner groups want to know how many firms are willing to withdraw their bids for new legal aid contracts.
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NewsJudge criticises LAA over translation costs
Legal Aid Agency was invited to clarify its position in relation to document translation costs.
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NewsFirms notified of failed legal aid contract bids
Legal Aid Agency assesses applications for new criminal legal aid contracts to start in January.
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NewsAction day 44: 'alternative savings' options revealed
Lord Chancellor to be briefed on proposals next week as practitioner groups urge restraint on public comments.
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NewsCBA chair tells solicitors: 'Time to show your solidarity'
Tony Cross QC urges action as London firms mull proposal to withdraw legal aid contract bids.
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NewsPrivate practice bid to boost social welfare law
Law firms offer sponsorship for training contracts at law centres, advice agencies and charities.
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NewsAction day 43: Gove to be briefed on savings ideas
Practitioner groups present four options at latest meeting with Ministry of Justice officials.
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NewsAction day 42: London firms propose withdrawing bids
Practitioner group surveys members to see if firms are willing to pull out of contract tender.
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OpinionSRA principles dilemma
Criminal legal aid solicitors are at risk of breaching regulatory requirements whatever they do.
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NewsAction day 38: LAA opens client hotline
Legal Aid Agency creates new telephone service for unrepresented defendants ahead of meeting with practitioner groups.