Legal Aid

Articles

13 Mar 2015

The importance of being earnest about ethics in PI

John Spencer calls for a re-commitment to behaving ethically in a PI sector rife with insurer-driven spin

12 Mar 2015

Justice Select Committee: LASPO failed to target help where needed

Allegations that those eligible for legal aid were unable to access it are 'entirely untrue', says MoJ

11 Mar 2015

Fundamental dishonesty strike out

How will the courts interpret 'fundamental dishonesty' for the purposes of dismissing a claim under the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015, asks Simon Brindle

10 Mar 2015

Lawyers in 'final showdown' over legal aid

Court of Appeal hearing is a 'final bid' to defend proper legal representation across England and Wales

10 Mar 2015

Lord Sumption: 'Global Law Summit represents the worst kind of ahistorical Whiggism'

Supreme Court justice labels 'international marketing opportunity for lawyers' as 'high-minded tosh'

5 Mar 2015

Legal aid: Bring back training grants

Legal Aid Practitioners Group urges next government to halt the 'devastating impact' of legal aid cuts. Catherine Baksi reports

4 Mar 2015

Legal aid cuts undermine social welfare system

Lord Low says advice deficit is growing and calls up for joined up approach between government bodies

4 Mar 2015

Legal aid: on the side of the angels

Christian leaders unite to call for an urgent review of recent legal aid changes