Legal Aid

Articles

30 Jul 2015

Court of Appeal allows charities to challenge legal aid cuts for prisoners

Legal aid cuts means prisoners' access to justice being severely curtailed, says lawyer

28 Jul 2015

Litigation-funding firm reveals 56 per cent growth in operating profit

Burford Capital reports largest recovery to date along with impressive half-year results

28 Jul 2015

A collective sigh of relief follows Coventry ruling

Melanie Hart considers the Supreme Court decision in Coventry v Lawrence

28 Jul 2015

Criminal barristers hold the line over legal aid boycott

CBA executive says it will monitor effect of national action on a weekly basis

23 Jul 2015

MoJ downplays significance of legal aid crisis talk

Government department also says their 'position' on court chaos has not changed

21 Jul 2015

The solution to accelerating costs recovery, explained

John M Hayes and Fee Solutions Ltd are offering solicitors a cost-effective means of improving their cash flow position

21 Jul 2015

Defamation costs control

Costs budgets in defamation cases are coming under judicial scrutiny as 'small' matters become increasingly expensive, explains James Barrett

21 Jul 2015

Legislating British manners

Are the Apologies (Scotland) Bill and the Compensation Act 2006 by-products of the fear of a compensation culture, asks Chris Neale