There are two common misconceptions regarding legal aid and family law matters - one being that legal aid is available for all family matters for those on low income or with no savings, and the other being that legal aid ...
The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) reported back in March that testing had taken place on "open banking" technology that provides officials with access to a client’s bank account in a bid to speed up the process of checking the financial ...
According to the Ministry of Justice, a delayed review of the impact of their controversial legal aid reforms is almost complete after they published a table that demonstrated the alarming decline in the number of people who have been granted ...
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The Law Society has warned that simply digitising the divorce application process and hoping that all turns out well isn’t enough to reform the legal requirements for a separation. The Society has also urged the government to restore legal aid ...
The head of the criminal bar has accused the government’s delay in making good of its £15m promise if barristers put a stop to their boycott of new legal aid work as ‘completely unacceptable’.Chris Henley QC, chair of the Criminal ...
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A government report has recently concluded that a fixed recoverable costs regime which has been extended to gastric illness claims that are made overseas will not be applied to all personal injury claims relating to package holidays. Abta reported a 500% ...
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Legal aid has been a heavily-discussed topic in the legal industry over the past few years, with many solicitors and legal bodies fighting against what they see as a gradual reduction in legal aid due to government reforms. Now, however, ...
Read "Ministry of Justice 'likely' to allow legal aid for bereaved families at inquests"
In the UK today, it’s well-documented that a shortage of places exist where people can find and appoint a mediator in personal injury and clinical negligence claims.Now, in an attempt to make mediators more accessible, the Association of Personal Injury ...
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The increase in the small claims limit for personal injury claims has caused controversy over the last few years, especially amongst solicitors who feel the changes will lead to many claimants without legal representation. Now, the Justice Committee has announced ...
Read "Justice Committee - Personal injury reforms should be delayed"
In 2012 the UK Government introduced changes under the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 which removed legal aid for most cases in the family courts, except for domestic violence. However, victims of domestic violence still need ...
Read "Thousands of domestic violence cases halted due to legal costs"
