When did you last get a pay rise? Last year? The year before? The providers of civil legal aid have not had their fees increased by the government for … wait for it…twenty eight years. Yes that is not a typo. 28 years. The fees that legal aid providers can Read more…
The National Audit Office has published a report on the legal aid system. It found that: The Ministry of Justice can not say how much money was saved in recent reforms The reforms are not providing the level of access to justice that they intended Diversion to mediation has failed Read more…
The government is carrying out a review of civil Legal Aid which includes Family Mediators. Family Mediators are covered by the Family Law category. Although 80 per cent of firms provide Legal Aid because it is ‘the right thing to do’, there are some worrying results: Half of firms say Read more…