The Law Society marked Access to Justice Day this week (8 September) by launching a campaign to raise public awareness of the help available, persuade policymakers to make changes to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012, and support solicitors in making their products and services more accessible. Law Society president Andrew Caplen, who has vowed to focus on access to justice, says: “Access to justice is a fundamental corollary to the rule of law. Without access to justice, the rule of law is nothing more than a concept, an ideal. If it is absent, legal rights cannot be exercised and legal obligations cannot be enforced.”
11 September 2014
Access to Justice Day
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly
Gateley Legal expands Midlands residential development team
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 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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