The legal profession can consistently promote pro bono activity in practice while opposing the cuts to legal aid provision in principle. (newlawjournal.co.uk)
Provides for the piloting of new legal aid provisions. (newlawjournal.co.uk)
Writing in NLJ this week, David Greene, senior partner at Edwin Coe, says priorities for the review should include redress of the impact of LASPO on the poor and vulnerable, legal aid provision where children are involved, meaningful access in family cases, and reform of means testing and exceptional cases funding. (newlawjournal.co.uk)