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Criminal legal aid

In 2024, we secured a long-awaited fee increase for solicitors. This was the first boost to criminal legal aid funding in 25 years. With further...

09 May 2025

Criminal legal aid

22 Oct 2024

Criminal legal aid report – key recommendations

An immediate 15% pay uplift, an independent advisory board and more standardised fee schemes are key recommendations in the independent review on criminal legal aid....

27 Jan 2022

Criminal legal aid work: options your firm should consider now

This guide sets out why and how firms providing criminal legal aid services should review the viability of carrying out legally aided work.

07 Oct 2024

Criminal legal aid: rushed tender process risks deepening crisis

Key decisions on the future of criminal legal aid must be taken before expecting firms to bid for new 10-year contracts with the Legal Aid...

10 Oct 2024

Welcome first step to tackle criminal legal aid crisis

Additional funding described as the first step to stabilise the criminal legal aid sector has been welcomed by the Law Society.

14 Nov 2024

Civil and criminal legal aid in dire straits

The Law Society of England and Wales has warned that civil and criminal legal aid face significant challenges to their long-term sustainability, as the Public...

25 Mar 2024

Rushed bidding process for criminal legal aid risks deepening crisis

Key decisions on the future of criminal legal aid must be taken before expecting firms to bid for new 10-year contracts.

26 Sep 2024

Time for action from lord chancellor on criminal legal aid

The Law Society is calling on the government to stop dragging its feet and invest in criminal legal aid following our High Court victory.

26 Apr 2024

Fighting your corner: Criminal legal aid funding cannot wait

Criminal legal aid is in a precarious state. Richard Miller, head of justice at the Law Society, explains the first steps we’d like to see...

11 Feb 2022