Criminal barristers vote to strike over pay rates – BBC News
‘Criminal barristers have voted to strike in an escalating dispute with the government over funding for trials.’
BBC News, 20th June 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: legal aid
Millions invested to help people facing eviction or repossession – Ministry of Justice
‘More people will get access to free expert legal advice to give them the best chance of keeping their home when they fall into difficult financial times, backed by over £10 million of extra funding injected into housing legal aid every year.’
Ministry of Justice, 31st May 2022
Source: www.gov.uk
Court refuses judicial review of SRA and LAA over control order – Legal Futures
‘A non-solicitor has failed in his attempt to judicially review a control order imposed on him by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) six years ago.’
Legal Futures, 30th May 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘We will sue the pants off them’: outrage over LAA announcement – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The Legal Aid Agency has sparked panic among the criminal defence community by announcing that some providers could lose out on work when new contracts begin this autumn. One firm, for which legal aid comprises 60% of its workload, told the Gazette that it could go out of business.’
Law Society's Gazette, 12th May 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Lawyers limit community care cases “to help firms stay afloat” – Legal Futures
‘Community care lawyers are limiting the amount and type of legal aid work they do to ensure that their firms remain financially viable, a report has found.’
Legal Futures, 6th May 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Legal aid sector put on sustainable footing for years to come – Ministry of Justice
‘Criminal legal aid lawyers are set for the biggest pay boost in a decade under wide-ranging reforms proposed by the government today.’
Ministry of Justice, 15th March 2022
Source: www.gov.uk
Vicky Kapogianni: Clause 45 of the Nationality and Borders Bill: A Quasi-Open Window of Access to Justice – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘Access to justice is a fundamental right in the common law and an essential part of the rule of law. In R v Lord Chancellor Ex Parte Witham, Laws J stated that the common law affords special weight to the right of access to the courts as a constitutional right. Such a constitutional right derives chiefly from two sources, the common law per se and Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). One of the major issues, however, for asylum seekers is the fact that the guarantees afforded under Article 6 ECHR, do not apply to asylum decisions. Its wider protection is constrained to the determination of “civil rights and obligations” and the right to asylum is not considered a “civil right” within the context of Article 6 (1) ECHR. Therefore, asylum seekers whose applications for refugee status or humanitarian protection have been unsuccessful, including refugees whose leave to enter or remain has been revoked, are subject to removal under section 10 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 24th February 2022
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
Raab eyes “drastic action” to keep family disputes out of court – Legal Futures
‘Justice secretary Dominic Raab is “in the market for something quite drastic and bold” to reduce the number of private law family cases in the courts, he said yesterday.’
Legal Futures, 1st December 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
