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The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has delayed some of its proposed reforms to the legal aid means test until 2026, it confirmed last week

The court’s recent judgment on legal aid represents a high-water mark of judicial intervention, writes Graham Zellick KC

Jon Robins on why we need more politicians willing to support unfashionable causes

The Law Society’s judicial review win against the Lord Chancellor on criminal legal aid has left Professor Graham Zellick CBE KC ‘uncomfortable’, he writes in this week’s NLJ

The High Court was due to hear a judicial review this week brought by the Law Society against the Lord Chancellor’s decision not to increase criminal defence solicitors’ legal aid rates by 15%

Roger Smith casts his eye over the options to meet unmet legal need & finds some chinks of light

Roger Smith reports back from a Legal Services Consumer Panel conference on unmet legal need, in this week’s NLJ

Solicitors have urged ministers to restore legal aid funding for early advice in family cases in order to boost mediation take-up and reduce backlogs and delays in the family courts

Legal aid practitioners have been asked to share their views on the Review of Civil Legal Aid, via an independent online survey commissioned by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ)

An investment of £11.3m in early legal advice providers is needed urgently, the Law Society has warned.

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Birketts—trainee cohort

Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025

Keoghs—four appointments

Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Real estate team in Yorkshire welcomes new partner

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NLJ this week: Big tech for small firms

Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs

NLJ this week: Presumption of capacity reaffirmed

The Court of Protection has ruled in Macpherson v Sunderland City Council that capacity must be presumed unless clearly rebutted. In this week's NLJ, Sam Karim KC and Sophie Hurst of Kings Chambers dissect the judgment and set out practical guidance for advisers faced with issues relating to retrospective capacity and/or assessments without an examination

NLJ this week: Justice delayed, justice denied

Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly

NLJ this week: The road ahead for employment rights

Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ

NLJ this week: SLAPPed shut?

From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics

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Legal aid focus

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Birketts—trainee cohort

Keoghs—four appointments

Brabners—Ben Lamb