All Legal aid and access to justice articles – Page 84
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NewsMunby: legal aid system ‘not humane’
Family Division chief angry at delays that have held up child adoption case, saying system acts as a barrier to funding.
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NewsJudge orders MoJ to pay for LiP’s lawyer
Family Court says it has power to direct that HMCTS meets representation costs.
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NewsKeep working on tenders, criminal practitioners told
Judicial review into legal aid crime duty contracts to be heard this month.
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NewsCourt puts legal aid contract process on hold
Crime duty contracts tender process suspended until the result of judicial reviews sought by Law Society and practitioner groups.
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OpinionLegal aid: sharing services
Lawyers could help stave off potential advice deserts in the coming year by sharing knowledge and experience.
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NewsGrayling faces new year test over legal aid
Hearing date set for practitioner groups' challenge over criminal legal aid tender process.
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NewsRepresentation slumps in family law
From July to September both parties were represented in just 24% of cases.
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FeatureExceptional case legal aid
The Court of Appeal ruled that the government’s guidance on exceptional case funding for legal aid in immigration cases is unlawful.
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OpinionCounting the cost of cuts
There are many knock-on consequences of civil legal aid cuts, as a recent National Audit Office report notes.
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NewsCriminal defence tendering ‘arbitrary and anomalous’
Law Society believes ‘highly problematic’ process unfairly favours outsourcing giants.
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NewsCoA rules exceptional funding guidance unlawful
Master of rolls says guidance incompatible with ECHR.
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NewsTelephone gateway understanding 'disappointing' - MoJ
Ministry of Justice says legal aid system is working well but there remains a lack of awareness.
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NewsGrayling facing two JR bids on legal aid cuts
Law Society and practitioners groups to launch separate actions over criminal funding reforms.
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Opinion100 hours mandatory pro bono a year
How practical is the suggestion that lawyers could close the funding gap by working for nothing?
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NewsSmith outlines digital future for legal services
New report by former Justice director calls on government to pilot online dispute resolution for small claims.
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NewsMinister tells judges to keep out of legal aid disputes
Shailesh Vara tells committee of MPs that existing rules should be adhered to in funding issues.
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OpinionGrayling’s JR mistake is unforgivable
Lord chancellor misled parliament. Doesn’t he understand his own bill?
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NewsGrayling admits misleading parliament
Peers inflict defeats on the government as parliamentary ping-pong continues.
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Opinion
Mind the gap
Praise to Sir James Munby for taking the government to task over failing to provide the basics of a civilised justice system.
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OpinionHodge exposes shambles of legal aid cuts
Civil servants were given a brutal going over by MPs out for blood.