Sentences with phrase «over legal aid 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.

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And — together with legal aid cuts and over 45,000 new immigration rules since 2010 — it has helped make it impossible for people to sort out their legal situation.

It's little wonder that the UK is currently facing a legal challenge from the Children's Society over the impact of the legal aid cuts on unaccompanied or separated children.

Since he took over as Justice Secretary, Chris Grayling has been pushing ahead more productively with cuts to legal aid, reform of the courts system and a new, more accountable prison regime.

Over 100 barristers and solicitors met to discuss cuts to legal aid fees.

Over the past few years, cuts to legal aid and changes to lawyers» fees have made it harder for alleged victims of human rights abuses by UK - linked companies to have their cases heard in UK courts.

As justice secretary, he saw unwelcome headlines over issues including legal aid cuts that sparked an unprecedented walkout by barristers and solicitors, mandatory court charges and an attempt to ban books being sent to prisoners, most of which were later reversed.

Partners predict an exodus from publicly - funded work as the MoJ plans to cut # 350m from the legal aid budget but are split over whether cuts are justified.

Grenfell Tower: in the wake of the tragic fire at Grenfell Tower in Kensington, it was reported that residents had tried to get legal advice over their safety concerns before the fire, but were unable to obtain advice due to legal aid cuts.

Over lunch with Legal Hackette (aka Catherine Baksi), the Conservative chair of the Commons Justice Committee, Bob Neill, said the government got it wrong with the scale of the legal aid Legal Hackette (aka Catherine Baksi), the Conservative chair of the Commons Justice Committee, Bob Neill, said the government got it wrong with the scale of the legal aid legal aid 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.

«When you consider just how paltry increases in legal aid rates have been since 1993 up to the present time — probably less than 1 % per annum over those 13 years when the costs of supplying the service have gone up over 40 % — there is very little fat in the system left to cut.

RMJ riposted: «This situation is caused by late payment of legal aid by up to two years, not inefficiency or even lack of income: RMJ staff have performed a minor miracle in cutting costs to live with a fall in income per client of over 40 %.

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.

CRIMINAL cases due for hearing at Dublin's circuit and district courts could be disrupted today as a group of lawyers protest over cuts to the legal aid system.

Giving the lead judgment, Lord Sumption acknowledged that although litigants in person are often representing themselves through no choice of their own due to the well - publicised stringent cuts in legal aid over the last eight years, whilst the Court may be able to make allowances in respect of case management decisions, a lower standard of compliance with Civil Procedure Rules or Orders of the Court could not be justified.

He says: «In the current climate, where legal aid solicitors have already experienced a substantial pay cut in real terms over the past ten years and are now being told that the legal aid budget will be frozen until 2009 — 10, I am determined to fight for a fair deal for all.