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Costs assessment dispute escalates
A judicial review has been lodged against the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) for its decision to move legal aid cost assessments in-house
06 September 2020
NLJ this week: Picking up the pieces
The widespread misery caused to society’s poorest by the COVID-19 crisis is highlighted in this week's issue by Keith Wilding, a retired fee-paid tribunal judge, and Sue Bent, chief executive of the Central England Law Centre
02 July 2020
Hardship claims update
The Legal Aid Agency has amended its arrangements for hardship claims
05 May 2020
COVID-19: Hardship payments for legal aid lawyers
The Law Society and Bar Council have given a mixed reaction to the government’s announcement of extra support for legal aid lawyers
02 April 2020
LALYs 2020
Nominations have opened for the annual LALY awards―legal aid’s answer to the Oscars
26 February 2020
In search of local justice Premium Content
Keith Wilding explains the difference Law Centres make to individual lives
05 December 2019 / Keith Wilding
Election 2019: the countdown Premium Content
In a short series in the run-up to the December election, Jon Robins does some policy filtering & number crunching
21 November 2019 / Dr Jon Robins
Legal aid: a tool for justice
The government’s sledgehammer approach to legal aid benefits neither access to justice nor the public purse, says Geoffrey Bindman
14 November 2019 / Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC
Late payments: call for evidence
Civil law (non-family) barristers are waiting months, if not years, to be paid for work on legal aid high-cost cases, the Bar Council Remuneration Committee has said. 
06 November 2019
Justice in Wales pledge
The First Minister of Wales, Mark Drakeford, this week pledged to bring forward all the recommendations within the scope of the Welsh Assembly that were made by the Commission on Justice in Wales report, led by former Lord Chief Justice Lord Thomas, published on 24 October. 
06 November 2019
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NLJ this week: Property cases reshape established principles
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
NLJ this week: Stress ruling raises the bar for employers
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
NLJ this week: Can Manchesterism revive access to justice?
Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
NLJ this week: Constitutional conventions tested as power changes hands
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
NLJ this week: Lawyers must become product designers
The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London
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