Legal Aid in UK Law
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UK Legal Aid Agency launches search for independent experts
The peer review experts will be expected to help assess the quality of legal aid lawyers’ advice
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Leveson: Number of criminal legal aid firms is “unsustainable”
The “sheer number” of criminal legal aid firms is “unsustainable” and there is merit in “some form of consolidation”, Sir Brian Leveson has recommended. The post...
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MoJ to relax legal aid rules on remote consultations and office hours
The government is relaxing rules that control the amount of remote client consultations civil legal aid providers can offer, as well as their office opening times. The post MoJ to relax legal aid r...
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Possibility of legal aid in some Windrush compensation cases opened up by Court of Appeal
The Court of Appeal has upheld a decision of the High Court that a refusal to grant exceptional case funding for legal aid to a person applying to the Windrush compensation scheme was lawful. Howev...
- Legal Aid for EU Residents
- Local Authorities And Legal Aid
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New hope for successful UK Defendants to be able to recover their legal costs at commercial (rather than legal aid) rates
Since the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (“LASPO”) came into force on 1 October 2012, individuals acquitted in the Crown Court have been unable to recover their legal co...
- Legal Aid Agency: Cyber Attacks ' Can You Still Access Legal Aid? (14 August 2025)
- Legal Aid Explained: Who Qualifies And How To Apply
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Cybercriminals threaten to leak UK Legal Aid Agency records
The group demanded that the UK justice ministry release of one of its members
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