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Considerably more legal aid funding needed, say peers

MoJ must invest much more to legal aid 'to meet the reality of need', say peers

Civil justice backlog: Peers call for urgent measures

Government must act urgently to address the case backlog in the family and civil courts, peers said in a new report

'Justice depends on government': Peers publish damning report

The quality of justice is increasingly at risk and it's the government's fault, peers have concluded in a comprehensive report 

Chinese sanctions on British lawyers soundly condemned

Separating parents: paid to mediate

New asylum system must 'treat people fairly'

The proposed two-tier system will mean fewer asylum seekers may qualify, the Law Society warned

Questions over access to civil justice

The number of civil legal help cases has dropped by two thirds since LASPO's introduction, according to the MoJ

Working towards the future

Julian Hawkhead reflects on how changing lawyers' ways of working will shape the firm's plans