Legal Aid

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Damages-based agreements need urgent review

Government must promote confidence in Jackson's litigation funding option

Legal aid strike? The press only have time for London Underground

But similar to tube drivers, criminal lawyers have made some headway in negotiations with the Ministry of Justice, writes John van der Luit-Drummond

Legal aid boycott suspended after 52 days

Criminal practitioners provide 'goodwill' gesture as open dialogue with MoJ continues

The diamond in the rough story during silly season

The theft of a Mars bar has caught people's attention, but if you cannot get lawyers into a room to discuss our rotten CJS, what hope have you got of ameliorating the problem, asks John van der Luit-Drummond

Why so determined to price our courts out of business?

Shailesh Vara should consult with the retail sector on price incentives, discusses David Kirwan

An abuse of QOCS

Although not binding, a county court ruling is a reminder that claimants should not be encouraged to pursue poor claims and still be protected by QOCS, writes Theo Barclay

A glimmer of hope

Solicitors should use the summer downtime to take some time to think about supporting  access to justice

A get out of jail free card for costs budgeting?

Relying on the argument that there was good reason to depart from the budget at detailed assessment is often unwise, explains Francis Kendall