header-logo header-logo

Home Login E-newsletter About us
06 October 2017
Categories: Legal News , Legal aid focus , Profession
printer mail-detail

Interview: Bach on Bach

© Copyright LexisNexis 2026. All Rights Reserved.
nlj_7764_hynes_0

Austerity has 'gone too far' and the clock should be turned back on LASPO, Lord Bach says in an exclusive interview for NLJ this week

Speaking to Legal Action Group director Steve Hynes, Lord Bach says 'cuts to social welfare law were never justified and the cuts in family law have led to more litigants in person clogging the courts system and adding to costs.' He points out that the cuts to legal aid have 'gone beyond what was passed under LASPO (Legal Aid. Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders) Act. Lord Bach, who was minister for legal aid from 2008-2010, emphasises the importance of early legal advice. This helps people engage in the ADR process, he says.

The former Labour minister also reflects on his own time in office. Looking ahead, he calls for a cross - party 'consensus around access to justice'. (see The right to justice & an agenda for change).

Issue Extract
PDF icon 007_nlj_7764_comment_hynes.pdf
Read Download
Categories: Legal News , Legal aid focus , Profession
printer mail-details
RELATED ARTICLES
 

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Read All
Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Private wealth and tax team welcomes cross-border specialist as consultant

HFW—Simon Petch

HFW—Simon Petch

Global shipping practice expands with experienced ship finance partner hire

Freeths—Richard Lockhart

Freeths—Richard Lockhart

Infrastructure specialist joins as partner in Glasgow office

NEWS
Read All
NLJ this week: No such thing as a ‘Welsh seat’
Talk of a reserved ‘Welsh seat’ on the Supreme Court is misplaced. In NLJ this week, Professor Graham Zellick KC explains that the Constitutional Reform Act treats ‘England and Wales’ as one jurisdiction, with no statutory Welsh slot
NLJ this week: Jury reform risks justice for efficiency’s sake
The government’s plan to curb jury trials has sparked ‘jury furore’. Writing in NLJ this week, David Locke, partner at Hill Dickinson, says the rationale is ‘grossly inadequate’
NLJ this week: Crypto fightback offers ‘new frontier for law’
A year after the $1.5bn Bybit heist, crypto fraud is booming—but so is recovery. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Holloway, founder and CEO of M2 Recovery, warns that scams hit at least $14bn in 2025, fuelled by ‘pig butchering’ cons and AI deepfakes
NLJ this week: Time to revive the duty to report crime?
After Woodcock confirmed no general duty to warn, debate turns to the criminal law. Writing in NLJ this week, Charles Davey of The Barrister Group urges revival of misprision or a modern equivalent
NLJ this week: When are experts truly ‘necessary’?
Family courts are tightening control of expert evidence. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Chris Pamplin says there is ‘no automatic right’ to call experts; attendance must be ‘necessary in the interests of justice’ under FPR Pt 25
Copyright © 2026 LexisNexis
back-to-top-scroll