Legal Aid

Articles

28 Jan 2016

'Fanciful' CoA ruling restricts legal aid funding for false imprisonment claims

Lord Justice Laws

28 Jan 2016

Michael Gove scraps 'ideological' two-tier legal contracts

Lord Falconer demands government come clean on how much public money was wasted on legal aid 'fiasco'

26 Jan 2016

Gove 'blows big chance' to set record straight on criminal legal aid

Lord Chancellor dodges questions on key issue when pressed at justice questions

25 Jan 2016

The Human Rights Act is not for politicians or lawyers, it's for people

Keir Starmer tells John van der Luit-Drummond the 'devil is in the detail' of the highly contentious Snooper's Charter, and that the British people need to reclaim their rights

22 Jan 2016

Osborne confirms he finds rule of law unnecessary

Kerry Underwood: I am back. Solicitors Journal and I have got back together more times than Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. This first piece on my return is direct from parliament

22 Jan 2016

Cameron doubles down with crusade against legal aid lawyers

No one is above the law, not even the British Army, declares Leigh Day as firm braces for government onslaught

20 Jan 2016

Law Society seeks clarity on legal aid contract procurement process

MoJ called upon to issue statement as LAA reports no change in policy

19 Jan 2016

Success planning: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times

From humble beginnings to market dominance, Michael Kain recounts the rise and rise of Kain Knight and what the future holds for costs lawyers, writes Laura Clenshaw