Legal Aid

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SRA warns profession over conduct in personal injury claims

More must be done to combat fraud, says regulator's chief executive

MoJ to review legal aid in human trafficking cases

Government's provision of legal aid for victims of modern slavery is 'inadequate', says charity

George Osborne's 'cavalier' approach to PI ignores vulnerable people

Rumoured insurance tax increase sells injured people down the river, says APIL

Lord Woolf: Costly inquiries sapping resources from justice budget

Former Lord Chief Justice says Goddard inquiry may take more than five years to complete, while legal aid suffers

ACL urges Briggs to increase courts' costs know-how

Move towards a less adversarial approach to litigation, urges costs lawyers

Fixed costs give part 36 a boost

Elaine Penrose and Giles Hutt discuss the implications of the Court of Appeal's decision in Broadhurst v Tan for CPR part 36 and fixed costs

What does the future hold for criminal legal aid?

While welcome, the government's recent decisions do little to address the uncertainty in the system, writes Áine Kervick

Ban cold calling for PI claims, says APIL

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