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The principle of digitalisation has been left without Parliamentary backing in the wake of Brexit, says Roger Smith

The government has announced its long-awaited review of LASPO (the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012).

Lord Bach may deserve plaudits but David Burrows urges caution—that which can be given by politicians can be taken away by them

The balance sheet is important but humans & justice come first, says Geoffrey Bindman

Legal aid lawyers have laid out plans to roll back the ‘damage caused by LASPO [Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012] cuts’.

If the Legal Aid Agency is to have a future it should be focused on enabling access to justice not refusing legal aid, says Jon Robins

Austerity has 'gone too far' and the clock should be turned back on LASPO, Lord Bach says in an exclusive interview for NLJ this week

Steve Hynes interviewed the former legal aid minister, Lord Bach (pictured), last month to discuss The Right to Justice , the final report from the Commission he chaired on access to justice policy

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