“New plans to slash the legal aid bill will deprive the public of a crucial way of challenging government policy in the courts, preventing some of the most important cases from being heard, experts warn.”
The Guardian, 3rd January 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“This consultation paper sets out proposals to bring the rates paid to advocates for defence work more in line with the rates paid by the Crown Prosecution Service. We are aiming to save £50m from advocates fees in order to contribute towards overall efficiency savings.”
Ministry of Justice, 16th December 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“The Ministry of Justice has today published a set of reforms that aim to rebalance the legal aid budget to ensure that the £2.1 billion currently spent every year goes as far as possible in favour of civil help for those who need it most.”
Ministry of Justice, 16th December 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“The government must consider evidence that civil court costs rules and funding limitations are preventing people who have suffered human rights abuses at the hands of UK companies from seeking redress, the Joint Committee on Human Rights said today.”
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Law Society’s Gazette, 16th December 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The Law Society is set to launch a judicial review of the government’s move to drastically reduce the legal costs that defendants can reclaim if they are acquitted of a criminal offence.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 14th December 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“A deal to ensure proper funding for representation in the most complex criminal trials has today been threatened by a last-minute change of heart by the Government, the Bar said today.”
The Bar Council, 2nd December 2009
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“The Ministry of Justice and Legal Services Commission have today responded to the National Audit Office’s report into procurement of criminal legal aid in England and Wales.”
Ministry of Justice, 27th November 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“The Bar Council has today welcomed the report on the procurement of criminal legal aid in England and Wales, which has been published by the National Audit Office (NAO). The NAO’s report examines the procurement of criminal legal aid by the Legal Services Commission (LSC), the body responsible for the distribution of the legal aid budget within England and Wales. ”
The Bar Council, 27th November 2009
Source: www.barcouncil.or.guk
“Lawyers received tens of millions of pounds more than they were entitled to in legal aid payments last year, the government auditor has said.”
BBC News, 29th October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Solicitors have been overpaid nearly £25m for legal aid work, public spending watchdog the National Audit Office (NAO) reported today.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 29th October 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“An independent report into the costs of legal aid across countries in the EU and further abroad has confirmed that England and Wales has one of the highest per capita spends in the world, said Justice Secretary Jack Straw today.”
Ministry of Justice, 28th October 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“The Lord Chief Justice has warned of ‘mayhem’ if people involved in disputes are priced out of the civil court system because legal aid is not available.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th October 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Ministry of Justice and the Legal Services Commission have today published new fee structures for family legal aid.”
Ministry of Justice, 21st October 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
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“As a general principle, if the Legal Services Commission funded a litigant who was successful in his cause, that decision should ordinarily amount to close to an assurance that the Commission would continue to support him in any subsequent appeal by the unsuccessful party.”
WLR Daily, 16th October 2009
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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“Lawyers could bring legal action over the threatened cuts to publicly funded criminal cases as the government launches a review of the £2.1bn legal aid scheme.”
The Guardian, 18th October 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Ministry of Justice has announced a review of the way the £2bn legal aid budget is delivered which could see separate civil and criminal funds run by different bodies.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 15th October 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The Ministry of Justice has announced a review into the delivery of legal aid.”
Ministry of Justice, 13th October 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“More than 50 bar association leaders from around the world have approved a communiqué in support of access to justice. The members of the group, which gathered in London on the occasion of the opening of the legal year, have voiced their concerns about cutbacks in funding legal services at the very time when recession has highlighted the need for access to legal advice and representation, especially for the weak and vulnerable.”
The Bar Council, 1st October 2009
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
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