Legal Aid

Articles

7 Mar 2016

Ban cold calling for PI claims, says APIL

Time to consider practical solutions that can tackle fraud without raising barriers to genuine claims

2 Mar 2016

Government is failing its responsibility to ensure access to justice

Early expert advice can forestall escalating legal problems and save money for the tax payer, the Law Society tells Bach commission

1 Mar 2016

Cost budgeting reforms: 'The good and the bad

While the proposal for an agreed budget discussion form is a positive step, Francis Kendall is wary about the 21-day period for budgets to be filed and exchanged

26 Feb 2016

Supreme Court to consider tribunal fees and legal aid residence test

Unison and the Public Law Project get another chance to argue against controversial reforms

23 Feb 2016

Bar shadow programme extended as barristers warn of regression to a 'privileged elite'

'The Bar is in grave danger of once again becoming a rich person's game, like it was in the 50s and 60s,' says silk

23 Feb 2016

John Cooper QC: I hate bullies, and that comes from being subjected to them

The 25 Bedford Row silk talks to John van der Luit-Drummond about elitism at the Bar, public clashes with the CBA, and the seduction of Gove

23 Feb 2016

Calculating damages in claims for asbestos-related conditions

Vijay Ganapathy considers the positive developments for claimants following Carder and whether the Supreme Court will overturn the much-criticised Cookson principle

23 Feb 2016

The Solicitors' Journal – February 26, 1949

When the Legal Aid and Advice Bill enters upon the Committee Stage, the members of the committee will have the benefit of a great deal of informed comment which has appeared in the columns of the professional and lay Press during the last two months.