Legal Aid

*Comment & Analysis

Shattered: Cuts to legal services have affected thousands, but are barely reported

The cuts that broke the justice system

*Blog

"I was passionate about my work and because of the cuts I can no longer do it."

Domestic violence solicitor: ‘I’ve been forced out by government cuts’

*Blog

Prison crisis: Some lay the blame for current crisis at the feet of former justice secretary Chris Grayling

Court ruling wipes away the last remnants of Grayling’s MoJ legacy

*Blog

Children and vulnerable young people are among the groups most particularly impacted by the cuts

Legal aid cuts are denying justice to the most vulnerable

*Blog

"In this time of austerity – and in the middle of a housing crisis – what remains of publicly funded legal advice is vanishing"

Legal aid cuts have ripped the heart out of our justice system

*Blog

The Supreme Court yesterday took the unprecedented step of allowing the appeal halfway through the ruling

Supreme Court knocks down last vestige of Grayling’s legacy

News

Campaigners claim changes to legal aid have prevented victims of domestic violence from accessing justice

Court rules against legal aid restrictions for domestic violence victims

Court of Appeal finds that changes to legal aid are legally flawed

Featured

Government provides specifically for humanist weddings in latest coronavirus regulations

Non-religious in NI jump from to 27% in latest Life and Times Survey – up from 20% last year, 12% in 2009

The share of adults in Northern Ireland with no religion is surging, according to the latest data from the Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey. The results of the 2020 survey have just been published. 27% of respondents said they had no religion – an increase of 7% on 2019. This latest surge means that the overall… Read more »

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Answer NRW’s call for evidence on wild bird licensing says BASC

Improvements to livestock worrying legislation welcome news for gamekeepers, says BASC

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has welcomed the announcement that enclosed gamebirds are to be included within enhanced livestock worrying legislation in England and Wales. Listing enclosed gamebirds and increasing police powers for dealing with incidents of livestock worrying are just two parts of a wider Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill introduced… Read more »