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Bar Council: Access to justice should be enshrined in statute

Representative body calls for enhanced court fees to be removed ahead of Queen's Speech

Walking for justice in London

Charities' needs have grown as resources have shrunk, says Master of the Rolls

Pro bono: Making better lawyers

Yasmin Waljee OBE and Michael Davison explain to Laura Clenshaw the importance of a pro bono culture in firms - but stress why free advice will never replace a properly funded legal aid system

Will Khan forsake the profession now he has the keys to the city?

The new mayor has promised to be pro-business, but will he be pro-lawyer, asks John van der Luit-Drummond

APIL: Government plans to end 'trivial' injury claims 'utterly groundless'

Vulnerable people are being targeted in 'a game of numbers', says Neil Sugarman

Limiting access to justice is 'unfair', says public

Government ministers risk eroding basic Magna Carta rights with personal injury plans

From the archive: April 25, 1903

No opinion in matters connected with the criminal law is more worthy of attention than that of Sir Harry Poland, but his letter to the Times of the 21st of April on the Poor Prisoners' Defence Bill is hardly convincing.

Rise in DIY defences causing injustice in criminal court

'A pale imitation of justice' leads to inappropriate decisions and unfair outcomes, say prosecutors