Legal Aid

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2 Oct 2015

Litigation funder coordinates shareholder action against Volkswagen

'Emissions scandal' gives rise to alleged breach of German securities law

1 Oct 2015

MoJ to consider revamping the advocate fee scheme

New scheme required following seven years of change, says Bar Council chair

1 Oct 2015

Irwin Mitchell offers claimants fixed fees in commercial litigation

Clients to be given a 'huge degree of certainty, in an often uncertain environment'

29 Sept 2015

Exclusive: Gove must pause 'damaging' two-tier proposals, says Karl Turner MP

Shadow solicitor general urges the Lord Chancellor to reconsider criminal practitioner groups' alternatives to legal aid reforms

29 Sept 2015

Hiked court fees: Confusion, waivers, opportunism

Chris Neale considers three instances within three months involving the newly hiked court fees

29 Sept 2015

When is the decision to switch funding reasonable?

Sue Nash considers the outcomes of cases in which the claimant's solicitors changed from legal aid funding to a conditional fee agreement as LASPO came into force

29 Sept 2015

Claimant lawyers and insurers must collaborate to address needs of injured people

New rehabilitation code recognises need for streamlined process for claimants

23 Sept 2015

Is going Dutch the solution to the legal aid crisis?

As law centres close the need to invest in technology is greater than ever, writes Matthew Rogers