Legal Aid

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13 Sept 2010

Advocates remember the 'greatest jurist of our time'

Lawyers have reacted with sadness to the death this weekend of Lord Bingham, described today by Lord Hope, the deputy president of the Supreme Court, as the "greatest jurist of our time".

13 Sept 2010

LSC faces more than 30 judicial reviews over civil legal aid contracts

The LSC is facing more than 30 judicial reviews from law firms which lost civil legal aid contracts in the latest tender round, it has emerged.

13 Sept 2010

Djanogly 'not going to get the chop' for calling in private investigators

Legal aid minister Jonathan Djanogly is expected to cling onto his job despite admitting he paid private investigators £5,000 to monitor his colleagues.

13 Sept 2010

Update: crime

Ian Harris and David Birrell discuss magistrates' unreasonable indication, directions of law, sentencing guidelines, trial by ambush, proposals for a compulsory advocacy accreditation schemeand the Bribery Act

13 Sept 2010

Off the hook

Is the insolvency system suitable for the current economic situation? Adrian Walters explores the key issues

13 Sept 2010

System meltdown

As cracks begin to appear in the legal aid scheme, how can firms plan for the future, asks Russell Conway

10 Sept 2010

Firm loses legal aid judicial review

A London firm specialising in immigration law this morning lost its judicial review challenge to the LSC's civil contract tender round at the Court of Appeal.

7 Sept 2010

Seismic shift

With Jackson LJ's shake-up of civil litigation costs looming large on the horizon, a new legal landscape beckons, writes Martin Farber