All Legal aid and access to justice articles – Page 83
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NewsWe'll scrap legal aid contract scheme, says Labour
Shadow justice secretary says he will work with the profession to find ‘a more sustainable method’.
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NewsMerseyside summit to tackle legal aid cuts
Meeting will focus on the effect of reforms in the housing and welfare benefits sector.
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FeatureCriminal defence: the defiant ones
Criminal defence specialists are hurting and career prospects are bleak. But many retain the appetite to fight for a viable future.
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NewsInsolvency costs cap does not fit – peer
At present, insolvency cases are exempted from the rules limiting the recovery of costs from a losing party.
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Court of Protection Handbook – a user’s guide
This handbook on embryonic new powers in the court is in a league of its own.
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Law Society backing for outreach
CLOCK was set up in 2012 to assist those without representation in court with housing, welfare, family relations and community safety issues.
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South-east roll-out for CRM14 form
Legal Aid Agency has been rolling out the CRM14 eForm across the country.
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NewsDomestic violence challenge on legal aid fails
Rights of Women charity applying for permission to appeal High Court decision on Law Society-backed challenge.
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NewsSolicitors hit out at ‘pointless’ diversity survey
Legal Aid Agency asks practitioners to take part in an equality and diversity survey.
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NewsJudgment reserved on criminal legal aid reforms
Judicial review into crime duty tender process heard at the High Court.
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Opinion
Lawyers in it together
When you come to vote this year do not forget the public and lawyers who are facing hard times.
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NewsCriminal legal aid information ‘not perfect but sufficient’ – MoJ
Lord chancellor's defence of crime duty tender process to be heard in the High Court on Monday.
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NewsGrayling's legal aid reforms 'irrational', Law Society argues
Judicial review of crime duty tender process began today.
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OpinionGrayling's JR concession: exceptionally bad
The lord chancellor was trying to make this debate go away - instead he upset his own MPs.
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NewsGrayling secures MPs' backing for JR reforms
Late concessions win vote despite opposition from leading Conservative lawyers.
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OpinionThe LSB: stuck in 2007
There is a worrying lack of focus on the public interest in the board’s latest draft strategic plan, which seems mired in a carefree past.
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NewsTravel-ban plans need more scrutiny
Powers to seize passports need more judicial oversight - and legal aid for detainees - joint human rights committee reports.
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NewsAuction raises £8k for JR on legal aid cuts
Judicial review into legal aid crime duty contract tender process to be heard this week.
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OpinionDuty contracts: what firms need to know
Law Society roadshow looks at details of the legal aid crime duty tender process.
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NewsSolicitor warning over legal aid disputes
Rebecca Stevens has worked more than 100 hours pro bono for parents fighting adoption battle.