Legal Aid

Articles

26 May 2015

Are the Jackson reforms working?

Two years after the implementation of case management and costs budgeting reforms, practitioners still have significant questions, says Claire Green

22 May 2015

Gove's guilty past

The past will always come back to haunt you. That is a lesson Michael Gove will surely be considering this week as questions are asked about his suitability to hold the ancient office of Lord Chancellor.

22 May 2015

Crowdfunding for justice takes multinational oil companies to court

Kickstart of the legal world aims to promote access to justice amid severe cuts to legal aid

20 May 2015

'Legal aid has been a conspiracy against the public for too long' – Gove's words as a columnist resound 16 years later

The new Lord Chancellor said legal aid allowed lawyers to wallpaper their offices with taxpayer's money. Has his longed for spring clean finally arrived?

20 May 2015

LawWorks launches 200th pro bono legal advice clinic

Thirty-five solicitors from local firms, as well as students from Cardiff University Law School, band together to help where legal aid is unavailable

12 May 2015

Practitioners avoid applications to vary costs budgets

ACL roundtable hears judicial concerns over budgeting failures

12 May 2015

Bulletproof justice?

The Criminal Justice and Courts Act is a new hurdle for personal injury claimants amid the definition of 'fundamental dishonesty', explains Louisa Chambers

6 May 2015

Legal Aid Agency 'could take months' to fix bugs in IT system, warns costs lawyers

ACL the latest group to criticise the 'clunky' technology