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Oliver Carter is a solicitor in the public law and human rights team at Irwin Mitchell and co-chair of Young Legal Aid Lawyers.
January 2017 represented a significant juncture for the future of legal training in this country: the closing of consultations by the Solicitors...
“It is over three years since LASPO came into force. The time is right to update our research on the state of access to the profession.”
“Now, more than ever, access to justice, human rights and the protection of ordinary citizens must become a political imperative.”
“Unity across professions can help us all in campaigning for our causes in the court of public opinion.”
“The legal profession should be genuinely open to all. What concerns us is the painfully slow progress of any meaningful change in this...
“We must keep telling legal aid success stories to persuade politicians and the public of the importance of meaningful access to justice.”
“For reasons of legitimacy and fairness, the legal profession must be open to anyone and reflect the diversity of the communities it...
The High Court has held that the roundly criticised exceptional case funding scheme fails in what it is supposed to do: protect unrepresented...
In the wake of the election result, there has never been a more important time for legal aid lawyers to stay united and fight together to protect...