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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.

Criminal legal aid: £24m welcome first step to tackle crisis

Increased criminal legal aid funding for legal aid solicitors working in police stations and youth courts comes into force in December.

Autumn budget 2024: what it means for solicitors and clients

On 30 October, the chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered the UK government’s autumn budget, announcing a suite of tax rises as she sought to fill a...

Justice system: lord chancellor must “spend to save”

We welcome more investment in justice but warn that increased funding across the system is needed to avoid collapse.

Further justice cuts untenable, warns Law Society

Ahead of the autumn budget, the Law Society has warned that further Ministry of Justice cuts are untenable.

New government fails to show it’s serious about criminal justice

We’ve been left dismayed by the new government’s failure to show that it is serious about tackling the crisis in our criminal justice system.

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