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Nine leading legal academics have set out their concerns that the government's plan to cut criminal legal aid and introduce PCT could have devastating consequences.
The Law Society is conducting research into the financial situation of firms undertaking criminal legal aid work, to better understand the likely impact of proposed cuts.
The Law Society has prepared guidance for solicitors who are opting to unbundle their delivery of legal services in order to help clients in the wake of the government's drastic legal aid cuts.
We'd like examples of where you've been unable to take on clients due to the scope cuts.
Read our full statement on the government's proposals to introduce price-competitive tendering for criminal legal aid.
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has issued details of its plans to introduce price-competitive tendering (PCT) for criminal legal aid.
Children at the centre of family law cases will face alarming uncertainty about their future as a result of a stalemate over the funding of expert witnesses in family cases, following a High Court ruling today.
The Law Society has called on its members to respond to a major consultation paper on alternatives to price competitive tendering (PCT) for criminal legal aid work.
The Law Society has today issued a major consultation paper inviting the profession's views on a number of alternatives to price competitive tendering for criminal legal aid ('PCT').
The Legal Services commission (LSC) has issued an apology for the maladministration of a financial exercise which caused 'an injustice' to legal aid solicitors across England and Wales.
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