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More than a quarter of parties in some areas of England and Wales are unrepresented in public family law cases, which determine whether a child should be removed into local authority care

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has lamented the lack of data-gathering and ‘curiosity’ on the part of ministry officials

Civil legal aid work is loss-making for the majority of providers, according to a devastating research paper published this week

Criminal lawyers will be offered a ten-year contract when the next procurement process begins, the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) confirmed this week

The government has pinpointed four initiatives for investigation, after comparing civil legal aid systems in other jurisdictions
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has delayed some of its proposed reforms to the legal aid means test until 2026, it confirmed last week

The court’s recent judgment on legal aid represents a high-water mark of judicial intervention, writes Graham Zellick KC

Jon Robins on why we need more politicians willing to support unfashionable causes

The Law Society’s judicial review win against the Lord Chancellor on criminal legal aid has left Professor Graham Zellick CBE KC ‘uncomfortable’, he writes in this week’s NLJ

The High Court was due to hear a judicial review this week brought by the Law Society against the Lord Chancellor’s decision not to increase criminal defence solicitors’ legal aid rates by 15%
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal expands Midlands residential development team

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes

NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
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
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
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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