6 Jun 2022A criminal justice system on the brink Abigail Ashford examines the criminal courts in crisis
16 Mar 2022Cash injection to boost pay for criminal legal aid lawyers'It remains to be seen whether the investment will be enough to halt the exodus from criminal defence work' – Law Society president
11 Mar 2022Defence duty: legal A&E? Q&A with Raheema JamalQ&A with Raheema Jamal, consultant criminal defence solicitor with London firm, Wainwright & Cummins LLP
17 Nov 2021'Urgent action' needed: civil and criminal legal aid markets 'on the brink of collapse'The government has published its response to the Justice Committee's report on the future of legal aid
20 Oct 2021Government publishes 'damning' report on legal aid funding The Law Society has called for action 'before it's too late'
28 Sept 2021'Catastrophic legal aid deserts' put access to justice at riskThe Law Society has warned the nation's most vulnerable are not getting the support they need
10 Sept 2021Legal aid cost limit increasedA revised cost limit will apply, except in relation to investigative representations