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Advocacy in the youth court14 Oct 2024
Criminal legal aid report – key recommendations27 Jan 2022
Criminal legal aid work: options your firm should consider now07 Oct 2024
Exceptional case funding – guidance for solicitors10 Oct 2019
Tendering for legal aid contracts10 Oct 2024

From Caernarfon to Caerdydd: Reimagining Justice in Wales 203005 Sep 2024
Improving the legal aid means test as living costs rise22 Jul 2024
LASPO four years on: Law Society review29 Jun 2017
Paying for legal help when ineligible for criminal legal aid – report 28 Sep 2018

I specialise in criminal litigation. Can I refuse some Legal Aid Agency cases?18 May 2020

Criminal legal aid review08 Oct 2024
LASPO Act 28 Jan 2025
Legal aid means test review28 Jan 2025
Operation Early Dawn: what it means for solicitors19 Aug 2024
Professional court users' access scheme20 Aug 2024

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No future in criminal defence for solicitors without 15%, we warn minister

We had an urgent meeting on 29 September with the Ministry of Justice, after the government announced a payoff for barristers to end their strike....

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Criminal legal aid solicitor wins Law Society presidential election

Criminal law specialist Richard Atkinson has been elected as incoming deputy vice president of the Law Society.

Initial fee increase for legal aid solicitors from September

The government has announced an initial increase to criminal legal aid fees, coming into force from September 2022.

Defending the future of criminal legal aid: what we’re doing for members

The criminal justice system is in crisis with a lack of investment leading to unprecedented backlogs and rapidly shrinking numbers of legal aid firms. Find...

Kelly’s story: what it’s like being a criminal duty solicitor

For criminal duty solicitors like Kelly Thomas, one phone call can mean an evening or weekend at the police station.

Joe’s story: the impact of legal aid cuts on minority communities

Criminal legal aid firms are facing bleak prospects, with solicitors from ethnic minority communities particularly affected by funding cuts. Law Society Council member Joe Mensah-Dankwah...

Stephen’s story: are defence solicitors facing extinction?

Stephen Davies is one of the youngest criminal defence solicitors in the country. He sets out the barriers discouraging junior lawyers from choosing criminal defence...

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...

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