Sentences with phrase «law legal aid cuts»

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Nicola Hill, president of the London Criminal Courts Solicitors Association, said: «These cuts mean that law firms will rapidly go to the wall in their hundreds, leaving people who can't afford to pay privately with only the crumbs of legal aid.

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Law Society President Joe Egan said: «After decades of legal aid cuts by successive governments we have no choice but to act against an arbitrary cut that will do little if anything to drive down the legal aid bill — but could have a very detrimental impact on justice.»

As barristers return to man the metaphorical barricades to protest the latest round of legal aid cuts and the solicitors» professional body gloomily predict «extinction» for its ageing members (according to Law Society research, the average age of duty solicitors is 47 years), few lawyers would take issue with the oft - repeated assertion in the legal Twittersphere: #TheLawIsBroken.

According to The Law Society Gazette, Blakemores once had an «innovative and fast - growing» operation under the consumer brand «Lawyers2you,» but it was hit hard by a combination of legal aid cuts and the shrinking of the personal injury market.

The Law Society Gazette reported that the Lord Chancellor is willing to drop the second 8.75 % fee cut for criminal legal aid — with strings.

Lou Villemez graduated from Georgetown University Law Center in 1993 and spent the next 12 years as a Legal Aid attorney, first with Rappahannock Legal Services in Fredericksburg, Virginia and then with Montana Legal Services in Browning and Cut Bank.

Following the legal aid cuts introduced by the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 («LASPO»), it is clear that access to justice has been severely limited — both in terms of the areas of law for which people can obtain publicly - funded legal advice and representation, and in relation to the proportion of people who are financially eligible for such legal legal aid cuts introduced by the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 («LASPO»), it is clear that access to justice has been severely limited — both in terms of the areas of law for which people can obtain publicly - funded legal advice and representation, and in relation to the proportion of people who are financially eligible for such legal heaid cuts introduced by the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 («LASPO»), it is clear that access to justice has been severely limited — both in terms of the areas of law for which people can obtain publicly - funded legal advice and representation, and in relation to the proportion of people who are financially eligible for such legal Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 («LASPO»), it is clear that access to justice has been severely limited — both in terms of the areas of law for which people can obtain publicly - funded legal advice and representation, and in relation to the proportion of people who are financially eligible for such legal heAid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 («LASPO»), it is clear that access to justice has been severely limited — both in terms of the areas of law for which people can obtain publicly - funded legal advice and representation, and in relation to the proportion of people who are financially eligible for such legal legal advice and representation, and in relation to the proportion of people who are financially eligible for such legal legal help.

In February 2014 we reported that cuts to legal aid had thrown family proceedings into chaos (see «Family law in crisis», 10 February 2014).

@MarieMachete is a third - year law student in the U.K. where cuts of # 350 million from a # 2 - billion legal aid budget mean aid centres are closing and things like getting an amicable divorce will be much harder in the future.

The overwhelming majority of partners at commercial law firms believe Ministry of Justice (MoJ) plans to cut # 350m from its annual legal aid budget will lead to a «brain drain» of talented lawyers from publicly - funded work.

Lord Bach makes the important point that the rule of law and legal rights do not mean much unless citizens are able, through the legal system, to have them upheld, and that cuts to legal aid have made that impossible for many, especially the most vulnerable in society.

Please read this excellent speech by Lucy Scott - Moncrieff, Vice-President of the Law Society, recounting the historical origins of legal aid and warning of the damage that will be caused by the forthcoming legal aid cuts.

Housing law specialist and winner of Legal Aid Practitioners Group gong remains positive in face of cuts

Nick Fluck, the newly installed president of the Law Society, has pledged to continue the profession's «constructive and robust engagement» with the government over legal aid cuts.

«It's no surprise as the cuts bite, law firms pull out of what remains of the legal aid scheme, not - for - profit advice agencies go to the wall, and then there is the maddening bureaucracy of legal aid,» Robins writes.

Consider the cuts to university funding, the elimination of student grants in favour of loans, the reductions to Legal Aid Ontario, the institutionalization of unpaid labour by the Law Society, or the fact that most citizens can't afford to access the services of lawyers.

She also argues that a report commissioned by the Law Society from the consultants Oxford Economics «shows the fragility of the profession» and the decreasing spend on criminal legal aid which means she believes that there is no «need for any cut».

In the Law Society's press release of the same date, vice-president Christina Blacklaws highlighted the impact on the budget cuts on legal aid and access to justice.

The issue of legal aid cuts as a false economy was widely reported by the Guardian, the Law Society Gazette and Buzzfeed.

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In the event that the Lord Chancellor's proposals proceed, the Law Society will press the MoJ to work with the Society to develop a support package, and commission and publish, before any further cuts in legal aid rates, an impact assessment of the initial cuts and other changes on the working of the criminal justice system and defence solicitor practitioners.»

Other news: prison law barrister Flo Krause spoke to the Guardian about how legal aid cuts have forced her out of her career at the bar.

Legal aid for prisoners: The government has withdrawn its application to the Supreme Court to appeal the Howard League's successful challenge to legal aid cuts for prisonLegal aid for prisoners: The government has withdrawn its application to the Supreme Court to appeal the Howard League's successful challenge to legal aid cuts for prisonlegal aid cuts for prison law.

Liz Davies of Garden Court Chambers wrote for The Guardian about the cuts to legal aid for housing law and the possible causes of action available to residents before the fire.

In their press release vice-president Christina Blacklaws said: «The Law Society has consistently warned that this fragile criminal legal aid market can not stand any further cuts.

Simon Creighton spoke candidly on the impact the cuts have had on the quality and quantity of prison advice services over the last few years following the decision of former Lord Chancellor Chris Grayling to remove legal aid assistance in nearly all Prison Law cases.

Richard Miller, head of legal aid at the Law Society, concluded, «LASPO is not working for the taxpayer, for the government, for people who need to protect and enforce their rights, or for those working within the system», while Bob Neill, chair of the Justice Select Committee took to Twitter to say that the coalition government had gone «too far» in cutting legal aid.

Criminal legal aid cuts: The Law Society has announced that it will judicially review the government's latest criminal legal aid cuts.

Most notably, the course faculty included a former BC Attorney General who had orchestrated a 40 percent cut in legal aid funding a decade prior, and who had been censured by the Law Society of BC for his successful efforts.

In addition, the state of the economy and the commercial pressures on law firms from the Jackson reforms, legal aid cuts, the referral ban and lack of conveyancing will force many to close their doors before the next renewal.

The financial woes of legal aid firms have been well documented in NLJ: criminal defence firms haven't had an increase in fees for 20 years and in 2014 had to endure an 8.75 % cut; and most social welfare law and publicly - funded family legal work was wiped out by the 2013 LASPO cuts.

While all residents of British Columbia have been impacted by significant cuts to legal aid starting in 2002, the services that were (and continue to be) disproportionately accessed by women — family law and poverty law — sustained the deepest cuts.

Thus, the cuts to legal aid mean that people were not going to lawyers as much as they used with their cases, and so solicitors in this area of law are not needed as much.

Between July and August 2011 the Government carried out an extremely limited consultation on cutting the fees which are paid to Law Firms and Not for Profits for carrying out legal aid work.

Besides funding cuts, the more - likely problem is that desperate law school graduates who don't really want to work for Legal Aid are applying for those jobs because they will take anything they can get.

The Howard League and Prisoners» Advice Service together brought a judicial review to challenge the cuts to prison law legal aid on behalf of prisoners.

More than a decade ago, legal aid in BC was drastically cut by 40 % overall and by 60 % for family law, so that today 3 out of every 5 applications for family law legal aid representation are denied.

The amount of legal aid available for family law matters in BC has been drastically cut since 2002.

The first half outlined the series of judicial review claims that have been brought over the last two years to challenge the lawfulness of the cuts to legal aid brought about by the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders (LASPO) Act 2012, while the second half examined the effect of human rights in individual cases across different areas oflegal aid brought about by the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders (LASPO) Act 2012, while the second half examined the effect of human rights in individual cases across different areas of laid brought about by the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders (LASPO) Act 2012, while the second half examined the effect of human rights in individual cases across different areas ofLegal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders (LASPO) Act 2012, while the second half examined the effect of human rights in individual cases across different areas of lAid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders (LASPO) Act 2012, while the second half examined the effect of human rights in individual cases across different areas of law.

Overall, US government legal aid funding has been cut back while the rule of law continues to migrate into every corner of our lives.

The idea of crowdfunding for access to justice also gathered momentum in October, with the Howard League for Penal Reform and Prisoners Advice Service crowdfunding for their challenge to the legal aid cuts for prison law and the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants also using CrowdJustice to raise funds to challenge the government's decision to increase asylum and immigration tribunal fees by up to 500 %.

Notable articles included prison law barrister Flo Krause on how legal aid cuts have forced her out of her career at the bar, Jon Robins on how «legal aid cuts have ripped the heart out of our justice system», and Miranda Grell on why we should all care about the decimation of legal aid.

But plans to cut the $ 54m criminal legal aid bill could spark a strike by criminal law barristers and paralyse Ireland's criminal courts.

Secondly, the Law Society in running a single campaign against both the Legal Aid cuts and the Jackson proposals has created certain difficulties.

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What we do need to worry about, as a nation, is the smaller law firms, the less profitable areas of law — becoming less profitable with the cuts in legal aid and the inability of many to afford high quality legal representation.

Since legal aid was cut for private family law matters last April, Resolution has launched a financial product to provide family law clients with loans for legal advice, in conjunction with Iceberg Client Credit, as well as Family Matters, a service for separating couples.

The Greater Manchester Law Centre opened last week on Princess Road, with seasoned legal aid lawyer Robert Lizar and community activist Dr Erinma Bell cutting the ribbon.