Legal Aid

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27 Sept 2010

Welcome to the lion's den

As the ombudsman prepares to open shop, solicitors face hurried complaints handling and the possibility of a surge in speculative negligence claims, says Susanna Heley

27 Sept 2010

Fighting the force

It has been a bumper month for successful challenges against the police. What would Lord Bingham make of it all, wonders Sophie Khan

27 Sept 2010

Trust issues

Too many basic errors have left the charity sector swarming with conflicts of interest – and it is up to lawyers to sort it out, says Michelle Russell

27 Sept 2010

A higher power

The Pope's whirlwind tour of Britain has left monumental legal questions in its wake, writes Fudia Smartt

23 Sept 2010

Lord Justice Moses to hear Law Society judicial review

A leading lord justice has been recruited to hear the Law Society's judicial review challenge to the LSC's tender of family legal aid contracts. The hearing, at the High Court, begins this morning.

22 Sept 2010

Prepare for ABSs, minister tells law firms

Lawyers should prepare for ABSs, legal aid minister Jonathan Djanogly (pictured) has said as he confirmed the government's commitment to the introduction of the new regime.

21 Sept 2010

'No sacred cows' in family justice review, president warns

The coalition government will swoop on any recommendations posed by the current Family Justice Review to bolster a significant political shift in attitudes to domestic disputes, the president of the Family Division has hinted.

21 Sept 2010

Sharp rise in cost of criminal courts despite cuts and redundancies

The cost of the magistrates' and Crown Courts has risen sharply despite widespread redundancies and millions of pounds in efficiency savings.