Legal aid focus

Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Chris Pamplin, editor of the UK Register of Expert Witnesses, examines the thorny issue of expert witness fees in legally aided cases. The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) enforces strict caps, only exceeded in ‘exceptional circumstances’. This often leaves local authorities footing the bill when experts charge more than the cap

A proposed £20m boost for housing and immigration legal aid practitioners has been confirmed

The annual London Legal Walk has once again broken records, highlighting the extraordinary commitment and support from the legal community

An ‘NHS 111’ for legal services could save the system £72m in five years, the Law Society has said

A family nonprofit for women unable to access legal aid is growing from ‘humble beginnings’ in a small room to offices in a purpose-built women’s centre in Hull

The Law Society has launched a campaign for more investment in civil legal aid in family, community care, inquests, mental health and other areas

The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) online portal is still offline following the cyber-attack in April

"No required information on legal aid is left uncovered in this handbook"

An entire cohort of people who applied for legal aid in the past 15 years has been warned to be on guard following a major cyber-attack at the Legal Aid Agency (LAA)

Local authorities are increasingly using ‘deprivation of liberty’ orders to house troubled children in unregistered accommodation often many miles from home, the Law Society has warned.