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Austerity economics killing off civil legal aid

Osborne’s austerity experiment slated by leading legal aid proponent

09 July 2015
Scotland the brave Premium Content

Roger Smith admires the legal aid administration north of the border

03 July 2015 / Roger Smith
Criminal lawyers take action

Criminal legal aid solicitors across England and Wales were divided on whether to take direct action this week over new contract terms.

03 July 2015
​Taking the hit Premium Content

Does lack of clarity in the legal aid scheme prevent access to justice, asks David Burrows

29 May 2015 / David Burrows
Out of the frying pan… Premium Content

David Greene is wary of the new Lord Chancellor

21 May 2015 / David Greene
Getting our priorities right Premium Content

Does the legal profession prioritise access to justice for all, asks Dale Timson

21 May 2015 / Dale Timson
Friend or foe? Premium Content

What impact will the new Lord Chancellor have on the UK justice system, asks Jon Robins

14 May 2015 / Dr Jon Robins
Man the barricades Premium Content

Legal aid may be a tiny backwater of our public services but it holds the key to access to justice, as Jon Robins explains

30 April 2015 / Dr Jon Robins
The choice is yours Premium Content

Steve Hynes examines the policies political parties are offering the electorate on access to justice & legal aid

16 April 2015 / Steve Hynes
Could do better Premium Content

Jon Robins takes issue with the corporate aspect of the largely well-intentioned Manifesto for Justice

09 April 2015 / Dr Jon Robins
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NLJ this week: 40 years on, has PACE lost its edge?
The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 transformed criminal justice. Writing in NLJ this week, Ed Cape of UWE and Matthew Hardcastle and Sandra Paul of Kingsley Napley trace its ‘seismic impact’
NLJ this week: Stress-testing the City
Operational resilience is no longer optional. Writing in NLJ this week, Emma Radmore and Michael Lewis of Womble Bond Dickinson explain how UK regulators expect firms to identify ‘important business services’ that could cause ‘intolerable levels of harm’ if disrupted
NLJ this week: How sure is ‘sure’ enough?
Criminal juries may be convicting—or acquitting—on a misunderstanding. Writing in NLJ this week Paul McKeown, Adrian Keane and Sally Stares of The City Law School and LSE report troubling survey findings on the meaning of ‘sure’
NLJ this week: A deferred prosecution reprieve
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has narrowly preserved a key weapon in its anti-corruption arsenal. In this week's NLJ, Jonathan Fisher KC of Red Lion Chambers examines Guralp Systems Ltd v SFO, in which the High Court ruled that a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) remained in force despite the company’s failure to disgorge £2m by the stated deadline
NLJ this week: Mandelson, Epstein & the court of popular opinion
As the drip-feed of Epstein disclosures fuels ‘collateral damage’, the rush to cry misconduct in public office may be premature. Writing in NLJ this week, David Locke of Hill Dickinson warns that the offence is no catch-all for political embarrassment. It demands a ‘grave departure’ from proper standards, an ‘abuse of the public’s trust’ and conduct ‘sufficiently serious to warrant criminal punishment’
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