Legal aid focus

The London Legal Support Trust (LLST) is kicking off 2026 with a fresh call to action—inviting supporters to get active while helping to secure access to justice for those who need it most

Family legal aid barristers are so overworked and underpaid that many would leave the sector ‘in a heartbeat’, according to a Bar Council report

Legal aid lawyers have welcomed increased fees for criminal, housing and immigration work

The hacked Legal Aid Agency (LAA) IT system for logging work and making payments will be down for at least another month, lawyers have been told

Solicitors have urged the Treasury to rule out extending national insurance to limited liability partnerships (LLPs), amid mounting concern Chancellor Rachel Reeves may include the measure in the Autumn Budget

To improve access to justice, we need innovative platforms & collaborative working, writes Sue Prince

The London Legal Support Trust (LLST) is calling on the legal community to don aprons and sharpen their pencils for two of its most popular fundraising events—the Great Legal Bake and the Great Legal Quiz. The events, which take place in November, raise vital funds for free legal advice charities across London and the South East

As one of the greats of legal aid retires, David Burrows offers his thoughts on legal aid today & over the past 50 years

In a special tribute in this week's NLJ, David Burrows reflects on the retirement of Patrick Allen, co-founder of Hodge Jones & Allen, whose career epitomised the heyday of legal aid

Increasing numbers of family mediators are cutting back on legal aid work or leaving the sector altogether due to low fees—creating a supply shortfall for low-income families