Legal Aid

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Lawyers respond to Lord Chancellor's 'One Nation' justice policy

Plugging the legal aid gap with pro bono is unsustainable as a long-term solution

Lord Chancellor: Leading law firms must do more pro bono

The UK legal market has made a large number of organisations, and individuals very successful, says Gove

Chair of the Criminal Bar: Action on two-tier contracts would serve no purpose

'We can fight the solicitors' battle for them,' says Tony Cross QC

Criminal legal aid lawyers work for just £1.50 per hour

Legal aid lawyers earning less on successful defences than would be allowed under the London Living Wage scheme

Exclusive: Leading criminal legal aid firm to sidestep chambers

'This is not an attack on barristers', insists Tuckers' practice manager, as firm announces new technology to cut costs

Why Tuckers is abandoning the traditional Bar

'The fact that the Criminal Bar Association just announced that they will not be calling for barristers to return to direct action bears the whiff of a backroom deal', writes Adam Makepeace

Solicitors lash out: The Criminal Bar Association 'no longer holds views of its members'

LCCSA and CLSA aim to bypass criminal Bar and deal directly with the junior barristers over industrial action

Criminal Bar has 'ignored call for unity' against government cuts

Dual contracting and second legal aid fee cut a greater threat to the independent Bar than solicitor advocacy itself, says LCCSA