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Following a long campaign by the Law Society, we have welcomed the government's announcement that frozen assets of wealthy suspected criminals will be released to pay for their defence costs.
Lord chancellor Chris Grayling has announced a revised timetable for the introduction of price-competitive tendering for criminal legal aid services.
The Law Society has backed Lord Neuberger, the president of the Supreme Court, who aired fears about the fact that thousands of people will no longer have access to free legal advice after the government withdraws funding.
Nominations are open for this year's Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards.
Law Society comments on reports that the government plans to restrict immigrants' access to legal aid.
A leading lawyer has called for greater protections for LGBT asylum seekers.
The Law Society, the Legal Services Board and the Ministry of Justice have published the results of a research project into the supply of legal services by solicitors' firms.
A comprehensive picture of how firms are performing during a major period of change has been revealed in one of the largest surveys of solicitors' firms undertaken, on behalf of the Law Society, the MoJ and the LSB.
The Law Society has raised concerns about the potential impact on the financial health of firms following the LSC's contract allocation.
To help our discussions with the MoJ, we'd like to hear your views on what an alternative model for criminal legal aid funding should look like.
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