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A brief history of legal aid

Oxford University law graduate Jordan Briggs considers how we got to a point where the civil legal aid system is ‘running on an empty tank’

Jan 19 2021 10:34am
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Law schools report rise in pro bono work as public turn to student-staffed clinics for legal advice

Most popular areas include employment, family and housing

Dec 17 2020 9:14am
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‘This has to stop’: Legal aid lawyers report receiving online threats after vilification by politicians and press

Legal aid firm Duncan Lewis says it’s getting ‘threatening messages’ after hostile coverage

Oct 8 2020 12:26pm
Junior criminal barristers earning less than minimum wage, Bar Council warns

Forced to take second and even third jobs to ‘make ends meet’

Oct 2 2020 9:26am
New legal aid rules threaten access to justice for asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants, young lawyers warn

Young Legal Aid Lawyers urge Legal Cheek readers to back motion to block regulations

Jun 15 2020 9:22am
Bristol Uni law students offer free legal support to ex-service veterans

Advice on issues including housing, employment and social welfare

Nov 11 2019 12:23pm

‘Legal aid as important for economy as hospitals and schools’

Increasing access to justice can be a ‘win-win’ for businesses, IBA-World Bank report claims

Oct 4 2019 9:11am
‘A terrible day for the poor and disadvantaged’: Legal aid cuts force closure of London law centre

Lambeth not-for-profit goes to the wall with immediate effect

Jul 16 2019 11:15am
Over 35 MPs enrol for work experience with legal aid lawyers

#TakeYourMPToWork campaign aims to highlight pressing need for properly funded justice system

Jun 26 2019 11:26am
Ministry of Justice signs historic online betting deal (April Fool!)

Package includes court naming rights and judges’ robe sponsorship

Apr 1 2019 7:45am
‘Victims of the justice system’ left to rely on free help from lawyers let down by courts, judiciary and legal aid, blasts former top family judge

Sir James Munby pulls no punches

Mar 22 2019 4:26pm
Former Lord Chancellor admits that Labour got it wrong on legal aid

Falconer ‘fesses up to ‘opening the door’ to Tory cuts while in government

Jan 4 2019 11:00am

Nevermind lawtech, courts often don’t even have working photocopiers: Bar Council fights back against legal aid cuts

While Lord Neuberger warns UK legal system ‘is in danger of falling over’

Nov 5 2018 9:35am
Government sued for denying legal aid to homeless

Human rights lawyers say there should be public funding to challenge rough sleeping crackdowns

Oct 23 2018 11:42am
Labour conference round-up: Party says it will open law centres and raises concerns over digitisation of justice

Legal aid is a ‘pillar of the welfare state’, says shadow justice minister

Sep 26 2018 4:32pm
Criminal barristers ACCEPT government’s £15 million legal aid offer

52% ? 48% ?

Jun 12 2018 10:42am
Bar suspends legal aid protest escalation following £15 million government offer

Barristers will continue to refuse new publicly-funded cases

May 25 2018 1:08pm
Ministry of Justice accused of lying over ‘explosive’ criminal courts report

As MPs vote against reversing legal aid changes

May 9 2018 3:46pm

Legal aid row: ‘Go back to the drawing board’, Labour tells government ahead of today’s Commons debate

Over 100 chambers now refusing to take on new legal aid cases

May 8 2018 11:03am
Legal aid row: ‘Sit down and talk with us’, top QCs tell government

Nearly 100 chambers are now refusing to take new publicly-funded cases

Apr 24 2018 9:01am
‘The system is desperate, as are we’: Criminal barristers to REFUSE new work in protest to legal aid cuts

Decision taken with ‘heavy hearts’

Mar 29 2018 1:37pm