Is this all, Alex Chalk?
Access to justice remains a neglected ideal for this Government
Legal aid champion made Justice Secretary as Raab resigns
Alex Chalk KC called for early legal aid to be restored in 2018.
Legal aid is dying. What are you going to do about it?
Legal aid firms are taking on commercial work, but what about the other way round?
LASPO review: small drops of hope in an ocean of austerity?
Paul Magrath considers the government’s Post Implementation Review of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.
Access to justice: digitisation of the advice sector is the last hope
While firms are beginning to embrace the opportunities that tech can provide, the advice sector remains underfunded when it comes to digitisation.
Access to Justice: what more can City firms do?
City firms contribute an immense amount of work pro bono every year, which goes some way to plugging the justice gap. But should they be expected to?
Access to justice: A little more talk, please, from the City. Your silence is starting to be noticed
Fair dealings under the rule of law, from which the commercial legal sector has derived immense riches, is under threat.
Access to justice: how tech is putting justice within reach
As austerity cuts and reforms continue to take chunks out of legal funding, ever-advancing technology provides the opportunity to plug the shortfalls
Riverview gifts its AI to charity to help City lawyers do more pro bono
KIM technology will speed up triage and referral to pro bono lawyers by enabling efficient collection of client information
Crisis averted as criminal barristers accept £15m legal aid offer
The Criminal Bar Association (CBA)’s feud with the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has ended with 51.55 per cent of members voting to accept the £15m offer that was put to them two weeks ago. The offer was accepted through a slim majority voting in favour of the reforms with an 85 per cent turnout from […]
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The Grenfell Tower fire: the legal ramifications
Paul Magrath considers some of the legal issues being raised in the Grenfell fire’s aftermath, including the best way to investigate the causes of the disaster, and how to apportion any civil and criminal liability for what happened.
Election 2017: What the parties are promising on law and justice
With the General Election just days away, how do the three main national parties compare on key areas of law and justice policy?