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1 Oct 2009, 4:00 am
“More than 50 bar leaders from around the world have issued a communiqué in support of access to justice, urging governments to fulfil their duty to provide adequate legal aid funding. [read post]
22 Jul 2010, 6:07 am
The Law Society Gazette reports today that, as part of the half a billion pounds cut to the legal aid budget, legal aid is expected to be removed for ancillary relief.This could have an enormous impact, seriously disadvantaging the financially weaker party to ancillary relief claims.I suspect that the rationale for targeting ancillary relief is that it deals with the division of family assets, and those assets can therefore be used to pay legal… [read post]
21 Dec 2022, 5:56 am
The post Legal Aid Society: NYC Department of Corrections should be held in contempt for inhumane jail conditions appeared first on JURIST - News. [read post]
10 Aug 2010, 1:32 am
“The head of the family courts has warned the Legal Services Commission that he has been ‘inundated’ by family judges expressing serious concerns over the outcome of the family legal aid tender, in a letter seen by the Gazette. [read post]
9 Jun 2011, 12:05 pm
The Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia announced today that it has hired long-time civil rights attorney Chinh Le as its new legal director. [read post]
15 Jan 2009, 5:40 am
The Vancouver Sun reported today that the Legal Services Society (which administers legal aid in British Columbia) is cutting legal assistance, even though the demand for legal services, especially in immigration and emergency family law, has increased substantially this year. [read post]
24 Mar 2010, 9:13 am
“A loan fund akin to the student loans scheme and a ‘polluter pays’ funding mechanism are among ideas advanced today for legal aid funding by the Law Society. [read post]
27 Oct 2015, 5:44 am
It’s been a while since Ken Womble left his first job as a public defender for the Nassau County Legal Aid Society to go to Brooklyn, but the lingering anger and pain stayed with him. [read post]
30 Jun 2019, 4:57 am
The nature of lawyers who work at New York City’s Legal Aid Society has always been extremely liberal, deeply passionate about equality. [read post]
7 Apr 2014, 12:41 pm
As concern grows over the state of legal aid in Alberta, the province’s criminal lawyers are moving a motion this week to end the Law Society of Alberta’s direct role in the legal aid system.At the law society’s annual general meeting on Thursday, the Criminal Trial Lawyers’ Association will move a motion seeking a statute-based framework for Legal Aid Alberta rather than the current governance agreement… [read post]
25 Mar 2009, 9:08 pm
In January, the Legal Services Society announced cuts to family and criminal legal aid services in British Columbia, due in part to decreased contributions from private sources such as the Notary Foundation. [read post]
19 Jul 2012, 12:45 pm
The piece focuses on criminal defense legal aid lawyers, and why society should appreciate their work. [read post]
5 Apr 2009, 10:46 am
The Legal Services Society's cuts to legal aid, announced last January, mean that as of last Wednesday, people charged with breaches of bail or probation conditions no longer receive legal aid, and instead get a few minutes with a duty lawyer prior to their trial.This has a number of criminal defense lawyers warning that legal aid cuts in the short term may end up costing us a lot more in the [read post]
26 Jul 2011, 2:04 am
“The mayor of London has warned that the majority of women who have suffered domestic violence will find it ‘impossible’ to get legal aid to help divorce their abusive partners, because of the ‘restrictive’ evidence required to prove it.” Full story Law Society’s Gazette, 25th July 2011 Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk [read post]
29 Jan 2013, 6:12 am
Commenting on the passing of The Scottish Civil Justice Council and Criminal Legal Assistance (Scotland) Bill, by the Scottish Parliament today, convener of the Law Society of Scotland's criminal legal aid negotiating team, Ian Moir said: "We are disappointed that the Bill has passed without introducing a central collection system. [read post]
28 Oct 2015, 8:05 am
” Abstract The main aim of any rational society would be to deliver justice and equity to each and every individual who comprises to be […] The post Legal aid, myth or reality for the Indian legal system appeared first on The Lex-Warrier. [read post]
14 Dec 2009, 3:49 am
"The Law Society is set to launch a judicial review of the government’s move to drastically reduce the legal costs that defendants can reclaim if they are acquitted of a criminal offence. [read post]
6 Mar 2019, 4:35 pm
The New York Law Journal: “The New York City Legal Aid Society has released a searchable database of federal lawsuits brought against New York City police, which it said could arm plaintiffs attorneys with crucial information for their own civil rights suits. [read post]
23 Jan 2013, 5:33 am
Convener of the Law Society's criminal legal aid negotiating team, Ian Moir said: "We believe, have always believed and continue to argue that the Scottish Legal Aid Board should collect all contributions where they will be owed. [read post]
10 Jun 2015, 7:35 am
By the early 20th century, however, male lawyers founded their own legal aid societies, intentionally excluding women and narrowing the services provided. [read post]
