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Civil legal aid applications – tips for providers05 May 2021
Coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance and best practice for member safety in court and tribunal buildings22 Jul 2021
Court reform programme: events25 Oct 2019
Cuts to Standard Monthly Payments – guidance to firms09 Sep 2020
Exceptional Case Funding – guidance for solicitors10 Oct 2019
Guidance for legal aid providers during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic27 Aug 2021
Litigants in person: guidelines for lawyers04 Jun 2015
Tendering for legal aid contracts29 Aug 2019

Cost of a day in court - New analysis by the Law Society27 Jul 2018
Disqualified from justice: Legal aid means test report01 Apr 2018
LASPO 4 years on: Law Society review29 Jun 2017
Law under lockdown: the impact of COVID-19 measures on access to justice and vulnerable people25 Sep 2020
Research on the benefits of early professional legal advice19 Jun 2018
Technology, access to justice and the rule of law report16 Sep 2019
The impact of legal aid capital and contribution thresholds for victims of domestic violence28 Sep 2018

Nightingale courts status interactive map16 Apr 2021

Changes to court working hours04 Jan 2021
Domestic Abuse Act 202102 Jun 2021
Legal aid means test review27 Jul 2021

Damning report shows urgent need for legal aid funding

Our response to the Westminster Commission on Legal Aid’s report on the sustainability and recovery of the legal aid sector.

19 Oct 2021

Legal aid
Press release

British justice at risk as publicly funded legal advice vanishes

New analysis shows the vanishing availability of legal aid across family, housing, welfare, education, community care and immigration.

27 Sep 2021

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Civil legal aid
Insight

Civil legal aid: a review of its sustainability and the challenges to its viability

We've published a review of the civil legal aid system, looking at sustainability and challenges to its viability, and making recommendations to improve the system for recipients and providers

27 Sep 2021

Legal aid
Blog

Civil legal aid is under threat – it’s time to act

The civil legal aid system is close to breaking point. Firms are closing and legal aid deserts are growing across the country. I. Stephanie Boyce discusses why we’re launching a campaign to raise awareness and call on the government to take urgent action.

24 Sep 2021

Legal aid
Press release

Legal aid funding needed now more than ever

We welcome the House of Commons Justice Committee report on the future of legal aid, which shines a light on the problems blighting the legal aid system.

27 Jul 2021