Legal Aid

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21 Feb 2017

Costs claimed are not costs paid

Nigel Poole QC explores the implications of capping clinical negligence fees payable by the NHS

17 Feb 2017

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Further cuts and the online recorder test debacle are enough to make solicitors long for the days of inkwells, pink ribbon, and a publicly funded justice system that worked for all, writes John van der Luit-Drummond

15 Feb 2017

'Helen Archer' law must not forget alleged abusers

Barrister condemns routine use of terminology that fails to acknowledge presumption of innocence

10 Feb 2017

Interventionist thinking

Pro bono is no substitute for legal aid, but it might be time to accept it's the only option out there, writes John van der Luit-Drummond

8 Feb 2017

Firepower of litigation funders increases

UK funders' total balance sheet assets rise 25 per cent in a year

7 Feb 2017

Lawyers must promote pro bono and public legal education

Alex Chalk MP talks about embedding pro bono into the DNA of the legal profession

6 Feb 2017

Law students tackle 'advice black hole' in West Midlands

More than 500 local residents helped with employment disputes

3 Feb 2017

The kindness of strangers

Crowdfunding shows how access to justice can be reinvented for financially strained times, writes Jean-Yves Gilg