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Lords vote to keep three legal aid amendments but MPs may reject them

The House of Lords voted to keep three of its amendments to the legal aid bill last night, but the Commons may reject them this afternoon. The debate in the Commons has been scheduled for only an hour.

Clarke offers concessions on legal aid

Peers to decide whether to bring back amendments this week

Clarke makes two major concessions on legal aid bill

The coalition government has, for the first time, made major changes to the drastic programme of cuts contained in its legal aid bill. The bill had been amended 11 times by the House of Lords.

Balancing the cost of legal aid reforms

Changes to the funding regime for personal injury cases are set to affect both sides of the market. Key stakeholders explain how the reforms can most fairly serve all involved

The end of the problem or more of the same?

Kate Lotts examines how the ban on referral fees will really affect claimant lawyers

Lords reject proposals to replace legal aid for children with CFAs

The government suffered another battering over the legal aid bill in the lords this afternoon as peers endorsed a series of amendments to bring all children cases back into scope.

Editor's blog | Internet must be available to all before it becomes a main access to justice channel

As we marvel about the power of the internet to change lives and deliver access to legal services we forget one important factor. For affluent users in urban areas with high connectivity levels, the web has become part of everyday life. Elsewhere, the picture can be very different; some regions have limited coverage and the appetite for online exploration is just not as developed, with significantly fewer households having internet access.

Anger as advice agencies get only £20m from budget

Funding can be turned off as quickly as it is turned on, Lord Bach warns