Civil legal aid review
The Gazette covers our response to the civil legal aid review being launched, with a final report due to be published in 2024.
Law Society President Lubna Shuja said: “Firms have been closing their legal aid departments year-on-year, as it’s no longer financially viable and the number of providers with civil legal aid contracts has been falling. Law Society analysis suggests that the number of providers starting legal aid work could drop by a third by 2025, leaving many without access to a lawyer when they desperately need one.”
LawCareers.Net mentions the Law Society in a piece looking at whether civil legal aid reforms are needed.
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