Legal Aid

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GPs report knock-on effect of legal aid cuts

Simple social welfare problems are 'spiralling out of control'

Lord Chancellor 'hell-bent' on pressing ahead with criminal legal aid reforms

MoJ's increase of just two duty provider contracts is a 'slap in the face' for legal aid lawyers. John van der Luit-Drummond reports

Zombie parliament legislation is 'poorly drafted waffle'

Government has short-changed the public on legal aid cuts

NAO report finds cuts were not thought through and that the most vulnerable are unable to access legal aid. Laura Clenshaw reports

Getting costs budgets right (but wrong)

Being able to justify a budget is more important than getting the figures right, argues Jon Lord

Those who hold the purse are pulling the strings

Future of law depends on the profession's ability to adapt to financial restraints, says the Lord Chief Justice. Laura Clenshaw reports

Legal aid legacy?

On the tails of pro bono week comes Christmas. Yes, I know it gets earlier every year.

Is the party over for litigation funders?

Third-party investors should be wary of potential 'legal sink holes' underneath big buck cases, warn Christopher Coffin and Lesley Timms