“Thousands of the most vulnerable people risk being denied emergency access to free advice from lawyers following major changes to the way legal aid is delivered, family law experts warn today.”
The Guardian, 17th august 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A firm of solicitors is fighting to continue its work helping victims of forced marriages after being told it no longer qualifies for legal aid funding.”
The Independent, 13th August 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The head of the family courts has warned the Legal Services Commission that he has been ‘inundated’ by family judges expressing serious concerns over the outcome of the family legal aid tender, in a letter seen by the Gazette.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 9th August 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“A big reduction in the number of firms offering legal aid for vulnerable families risks creating ‘advice deserts’ in parts of the UK, lawyers have warned.”
The Independent, 7th August 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Recent rulings that equivocally defend our democratic rights contrast with the government’s shallow pledges on legal aid.”
The Guardian, 4th August 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Hundreds of lawyers no longer advise vulnerable clients as changes in legal aid payments have forced many to abandon the work, the BBC has learned.”
BBC News, 5th August 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Speculation mounted over the future of legal aid this week amid reports that the Ministry of Justice plans to slash the £2.1bn legal aid budget by half a billion pounds.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 22nd July 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“This week is crunch time for legal aid lawyers. The results of a big Legal Service Commission (LSC) tendering exercise means that firms could face closure and lawyers end up on the dole.”
The Guardian, 14th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Government plans to scrap a scheme for supporting the training of future legal aid lawyers has provoked a furious response, as critics say the move will hit the prospects of the poorest in society joining the profession.”
The Guardian, 11th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The High Court has rejected a bid to allow collapsed immigration advice charity Refugee and Migrant Justice to carry on representing its clients until their cases are transferred to other firms.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 7th July 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“A transsexual, Miranda Lee, who was left ‘half man, half woman’ will get tax payers’ money in her legal fight for a breast enlargement.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st July 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“High earners could be barred from legal aid and left to take out legal cover, Ken Clarke signalled yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st July 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“More organisations providing immigration and asylum advice could face closure as only 252 out of over 400 applicants were successful in their bids for contracts from the Legal Service Commission.”
The Guardian, 30th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Justice Secretary, Kenneth Clarke, has given a speech on criminal justice reform at the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies.”
Ministry of Justice, 30th June 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“The policing and criminal justice minister has laid out government plans for creating a system shaped by the principles of freedom, fairness and responsibility.”
Ministry of Justice, 24th June 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Securing legal advice for all in a time of austerity puts a responsibility on everyone in the profession.”
The Guardian, 23rd June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The government today announced a fundamental look at the legal aid system, designed to create a stable and sustainable system providing access to justice for those who need it most.”
Ministry of Justice, 23rd June 2010
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Regina (Law Society) v Lord Chancellor [2010] EWHC 1406; [2010] WLR (D) 151
“When exercising the discretionary power to make provision for scales or rates of payments of any costs payable out of central funds to successful defendants in criminal trials pursuant to ss 16(6) and 20 of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985, as amended, the Lord Chancellor had to base the rules on the principle of compensation taking into account prevailing market rates.”
WLR Daily, 16th June 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
“The new legal aid minister refused to rule out more legal aid cuts in his first press interview last week.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 17th June 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
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