Legal Aid

Articles

1 Mar 2021

Whiplash portal causes concern over access to justice and compensation 

Claimants may be entitled to less compensation than previously 

22 Feb 2021

Assault on access to justice two

The provision of quality legal services for individuals with insecure status is woefully inadequate, as Helen O'Nions explains

27 Jan 2021

Payment proposals for criminal lawyers 'favour prosecution'

There are warnings that plans for criminal lawyers to be paid for work done before suspects are charged could tip the scales in favour of the prosecution 

16 Dec 2020

UK's first teaching law firm wins gong for 'outstanding' community work 

The UK's first teaching law firm has been recognised for 'outstanding' community work across Nottinghamshire 

7 Dec 2020

Pro bono work recognised - including UK's first not-for-profit firm

AltraLaw, the UK's first not-for-profit law firm, and Reed Smith, were among a raft of firms and lawyers who collected LawWorks awards for pro bono 

28 Oct 2020

Litigation crowdfunding: a tool for change

There are growing opportunities for practitioners to engage with collaborative issue-based litigation and funding, says Tom Pritchard

18 Sept 2020

BIG LAW SUMMIT: Talk about price and value with clients at the start

Vanessa Ugatti, known as the true worth expert, has challenged the profession to have “the right conversations” about price with clients at the right time

4 Sept 2020

Law Society action against LAA for failing to consult profession

Law Society lodges judicial review against the LAA for not fairly consulting the profession before deciding to move legal aid cost assessments in-house