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NLJ this week: Post Office—sign of a broken system?

The Post Office scandal has thrown institutional failings in the justice system into sharp relief—and 'demonstrates pretty clearly that we have lost the plot', writes Theo Huckle QC in this week's NLJ.

21 May 2021
Post Office postscript: what price justice? Premium Content
The PO cases bring into sharp relief serious failings & inaccessibility on both criminal & civil sides of our justice system, says Theo Huckle QC
21 May 2021 / Theo Huckle KC
LNB News: ATLEU report on major barriers faced by exploitation and slavery survivors
The Anti Trafficking and Labour Exploitation Unit (ATLEU) has published a report stating survivors of exploitation, trafficking and slavery are still facing major hurdles in accessing legal advice.
20 May 2021
Legal Aid Agency should not assess the bill it then pays
Costs lawyers have spoken out against Ministry of Justice (MoJ) plans for the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) to take over the assessment of civil legal aid bills
19 May 2021
Walk the Thames for access to justice

The London Legal Support Trust (LLST) is looking forward to its first in-person event of the year, with Walk the Thames scheduled to take place on Saturday 22 May.

14 May 2021
Give domestic abuse victims legal aid
Gaps in provision remain as Domestic Violence Bill clears final hurdle
05 May 2021
LNB news: Independent Review of Criminal Legal Aid to host focus groups
The Law Society has announced that the Independent Review of Criminal Legal Aid will host several focus groups, from April to May 2021, to collect evidence on different topics in relation to criminal legal aid
19 April 2021
LNB news: MoJ extends deadline for responses to consultation on civil legal aid bills
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has extended the deadline for responding to the consultation on civil legal aid bills
09 April 2021
LNB news: Ministry of Justice publishes response to pre-charge engagement consultation
The Ministry of Justice has published the government response to the Criminal Legal Aid review consultation on the remuneration for pre-charge engagement, which ran from 14 December 2020 to 25 January 2021.
08 April 2021
Legal aid drop ‘concerning’
Applications for legal aid in civil cases where there was evidence of domestic violence or child abuse fell by 12% in the final quarter of 2020, according to government statistics
31 March 2021
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NLJ this week: AI wake-up call for law firms
A High Court ruling has sent a jolt through the legal profession after a newly qualified solicitor used an internal AI tool to produce court correspondence containing a fabricated legal citation
NLJ this week: Court of Appeal redraws the consent boundary
A significant data privacy ruling has clarified what counts as valid consent under UK data protection law
NLJ this week: Hidden shareholdings could unlock probate windfalls
Executors may be overlooking billions of pounds in estate assets hidden in forgotten investments and misplaced share certificates
NLJ this week: Botox boom leaves legal protections lagging behind
Britain’s booming non-surgical cosmetics market is operating in what some critics describe as a regulatory ‘Wild West’
NLJ this week: Court battles grow over family visits in care settings
Family contact disputes are becoming an increasingly prominent feature of Court of Protection litigation
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