Legal Aid Reform Is Collapsing Law Society has warned that the Government must not ignore the latest damning report on reform of the legal aid system, published by Constitutional Affairs Select Committee (CASC), says reform is taking overwhelming risk 02.05.07 Law Society

LawSoc No Confidence in LSC The Law Society Council has passed unanimously a motion of no confidence in the LSC because in its determination to press ahead immediately to change legal aid 02.04.07 Law Society Press Release, Law Society

Wide Discontent with Unified Contract Further pressure was heaped on the govt today as results of a Law Society survey showed that only 1% of firms welcomed the new contract proposed by the LSC, 11% of firms said they would no longer provide legal aid, 58% of legal aid firms will either not sign or are considering not signing 27.03.07 Law Society, Law Society, Solicitor Practice

City Lawyers Call to Protect Legal Aid Leading City firms, including Clifford Chance, Herbert Smith and Eversheds, signed a letter to the Lord Chancellor to record their concerns that the most vulnerable in society may be affected by legal aid cuts 22.11.06 Law Society, Solicitor Practice

Campaign Against Legal Aid Reform Law Society is working with a number of campaign organisations to try to force govt to think again on reform of legal aid, already shortage of advisers, change will affect children in care, domestic violence, eviction procedures 09.11.06 Times, Law Society, Children in Care, Domestic Violence, Landlord and Tenant

Solicitor Groups Mount Legal Aid Campaign Legal aid practitioner associations are launching united national campaign to secure a sustainable legal aid system, Law Society, Legal Aid Practitioners Group, Criminal Law Solicitors' Association and the London Criminal Courts Solicitors' Association will lobby on Carter reforms 11.10.06 Law Society Press Release, Criminal Justice, Law Society

Legal Aid Means Test Criminal Defence Act came into force yesterday, imposes means test on legal aid, tables and examples of how income to be calculated 02.10.06 Barrister Practice, Solicitor Practice

Legal Aid Means Testing Defence lawyers will be paid for helping defendents fill out legal aid application forms 28.09.06 Department for Constitutional Affairs

Carter To Cut Top Legal Aid Fees Plans for reform of procurement of legal aid will cut fees for top QCs, but large increases for younger barristers, 400 small solicitor firms will merge or close under set-fee system Times More work needed on implementation, ensure long term viability Law Society Press Release Bar supports reforms, regrets delay in 'reversing historic cuts' to junior barrister fees 14.07.06 Legal Aid: a sustainable future, Bar Council Press Release, Department for Constitutional Affairs, Barrister Practice

Legal Aid Review The Bar Council welcomed Lord Carter's first report on the procurement of legal aid as an important first step towards a sustainable system for paying barristers doing criminal trials 14.02.06 Bar Council Press Release, Barrister Practice

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