Trafficking victims unable to get help because of ‘financially unviable’ legal aid, report Council of Europe Zaki Sarraf 20 Oct Asylum, Legal aid
Concerns over viability of legal aid sector ‘sufficiently serious’ to justify ‘complete overhaul’ Jon Robins 29 Jul Courts, LASPO, News
Criminal justice system ‘hollowed out’ as lawyers desert legal aid, MPs report Jon Robins 27 Jul Courts, Crime
‘The attack on “access to justice” is ideological and deliberate. Austerity is always choice’ Elliot Tyler 28 Jun Austerity Justice, Events
Huge ‘gulf’ revealed between demand for immigration advice in London and the ability to meet it Jon Robins 23 Jun Asylum, Austerity Justice, Immigration
‘A call to arms’: Austerity justice book published today Shami Chakrabarti 22 Jun Austerity Justice, Events, News
LAUNCH: ‘A vital exposé of a justice system suffering from a decade of neglect’ Jon Robins and Dan Newman 3 Jun Austerity Justice, Legal aid
Civil legal aid scheme only survives on lawyers’ ‘goodwill’, says Bar Council Kyran Kanda 15 Jan LASPO
Almost four out 10 legal aid firms do not use ‘safety net’ scheme Emma Marshall 19 Feb Austerity Justice, Legal aid
Appeal judges allow unrepresented homeless man to bring out of time appeal Derek Bernardi 31 Jan Austerity Justice, Housing, News
MPs call for ‘pause for breath’ on court modernisation programme Jon Robins 1 Nov Austerity Justice, Courts