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In the first of an exclusive NLJ online series on legal aid post-LASPO, Jon Robins considers the Low alternatives to “indiscriminate” cost cutting

Jon Robins observes the fallout from the recent legal aid protests

Jon Robins takes little solace from the government’s recent U-turn on legal aid reform

Solicitors to pay in dormant funds & City firms to sponsor major initiatives

Roger Smith measures the impact of legal aid cuts on both sides of the Atlantic

Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has backed down on several key criminal legal aid contracting reforms, following a sustained campaign by the profession.

Can we save the rule of law, asks Geoffrey Bindman QC

Nick Fluck, the newly installed president of the Law Society, has pledged to continue the
profession’s “constructive and robust engagement” with the government over legal aid cuts.

Should we introduce compulsory pro bono work for trainee lawyers, asks Matthew Fraser

What now for the victims of the legal aid cuts, asks Roger Smith

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