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Funding boost for legal advice

05 September 2018
Issue: 7807 / Categories: Legal News , Legal aid focus , Legal services , Banking
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Seven national charities have had their funding for access to free legal advice and representation boosted.

The Access to Justice Foundation (AJF) has awarded grants to Law For Life, Just For Kids Law, LawWorks, Personal Support Unit, INQUEST and Centre for Women’s Justice.

The AJF was set up by voluntary sector bodies in collaboration with the Law Society, Bar Council and CILEx.

The Centre for Women’s Justice’s grant will go towards its legal reference panel, a pool of skilled lawyers and paralegals with a good understanding of violence against women and girls in the context of the criminal justice system. INQUEST will use its grant to develop a new database system for its expanding caseload. Just for Kids Law aims to develop an online toolkit for law clinics and law centres.

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Muckle LLP—Rachael Chapman

Muckle LLP—Rachael Chapman

Sports, education and charities practice welcomes senior associate

Ellisons—Carla Jones

Ellisons—Carla Jones

Partner and head of commercial litigation joins in Chelmsford

Freeths—Louise Mahon

Freeths—Louise Mahon

Firm strengthens Glasgow corporate practice with partner hire

NEWS
One in five in-house lawyers suffer ‘high’ or ‘severe’ work-related stress, according to a report by global legal body, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)
The Legal Ombudsman’s (LeO’s) plea for a budget increase has been rejected by the Law Society and accepted only ‘with reluctance’ by conveyancers
Overcrowded prisons, mental health hospitals and immigration centres are failing to meet international and domestic human rights standards, the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) has warned
Two speedier and more streamlined qualification routes have been launched for probate and conveyancing professionals
Workplace stress was a contributing factor in almost one in eight cases before the employment tribunal last year, indicating its endemic grip on the UK workplace
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