Legal Aid

Articles

15 Jun 2016

Insurers' fraud stats are not fit for purpose, says claimant lawyer

7 Jun 2016

A pale imitation of justice

An increasing inequality of arms and a 'pot luck' approach to supporting unrepresented defendants is putting the integrity of the justice system at risk, says Penelope Gibbs

2 Jun 2016

Lawyers call for ban on PI cold calling

APIL campaign for total ban on nuisance calls and texts that hound the public

31 May 2016

Government stalls fixed costs in clinical negligence cases

The introduction of draconian reforms are 'misguided and misconceived', says HJA partner

31 May 2016

Revising costs budgets: What is a significant development?

Over three years on from the introduction of the costs management regime, the subject of when revisions can be made to a costs budget continues to present practitioners with a high degree of uncertainty, says David Wright

31 May 2016

Is Broadhurst v Tan 'a step backwards?

Broadhust's impact is being felt as it incentivises claimants - and it is in the interests of claimants - to make early strong part 36 offers, writes Mukesh Kainth

25 May 2016

Two in three domestic abuse victims unaware of legal aid eligibility

Lack of information on legal rights and available services is harming access to justice

24 May 2016

Exploring the boundaries

Tamsin Cox and Julia Petrenko review two recent decisions of the Upper Tribunal which consider the jurisdiction of the First-Tier Tribunal in determined boundary applications