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11 Jan 2012

Archbishop warns 'thousands of families' will be hit by welfare cuts

Catholic Archbishop of Southwark Peter Smith says “thousands of families” will be affected by government welfare and legal aid changes and cuts.
11 Jan 2012

New report shows government legal aid cuts claims are wrong

A Kings College London (KCL) report has demolished government savings claims on legal aid cuts that threaten the poor and vulnerable.
15 Nov 2011

Government legal aid cuts will be a disaster for disabled people

A new report by disability charity Scope exposes the serious consequences for disabled people if the coalition goes ahead with huge Legal Aid cuts.
31 Jul 2011

Legal Aid changes threaten human rights claims

New laws will make it impossible for people in poor countries to seek justice in British courts for human rights breaches by UK multinationals, say campaigners.
30 Jul 2011

Legal Davids and Goliaths

Thirty-three Peruvian farmers have recently received out-of-court settlements for the alleged torture they suffered after protesting against a UK mining company’s proposals to set up camp on their land.
4 Jul 2011

Legal aid bill threatens access to justice

The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill passing through the UK Parliament has been widely criticised. It aims to cut the cost of legal aid by making it far less widely available. But critics have pointed out that this will result in injustice to all but the rich, and have drastic longer-term costs.
7 Jun 2011

Pressure continues over 'devastating' proposed legal aid cuts

Civil rights and legal groups are pressing the government hard on plans to cut legal aid and deny justice to thousands of poor and vulnerable people.
30 Sep 2010

High Court says plans that threaten family legal aid are 'unlawful'

The Law Society has claimed a victory for families after the High Court quashed the outcome of the tender round for new family legal aid contracts.
3 Sep 2010

Churches warn on legal aid cuts punishing the most vulnerable

With cuts in civil legal aid due to hit asylum seekers and other vulnerable groups, the Methodist Church has urged the government to rethink.
10 Mar 2008

What price justice?

Relatively few people in Britain are aware of the extent to which the government's 'reform' of legal aid is undermining justice for those at the margins of society. It's time that changed.

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