Law Society expresses ‘anger’ at delayed Legal aid means test change
The Law Society of England and Wales has expressed ‘anger’ at changes to the legal aid means test being delayed until 2026, which they say ‘shows the UK government is continuing to refuse to commit resources to the justice system’. The legal aid means test has not been updated in line with inflation since 2009. […]
Victims given greater access to justice through legal aid reform
Innocent people who have suffered miscarriages of justice, personal harm or injury are among those who will benefit from upcoming changes to legal aid means testing coming into effect this year. Tailored measures will ensure certain compensation types no longer automatically make victims of miscarriage of justice ineligible for legal aid when they seek to […]
Out of Court Divorce Bootcamp event to ‘remove the stigma of low conflict divorces’
The Amicable Divorce Network (ADN) is hosting an in person event about ‘out of court divorces’ presented by founder and litigation lawyer Tracey Moore-Grant. The ADN will host the event on April 12 from 9am to 3pm (BST) at CiARB 12 Bloomsbury Square in London. The Network helps families navigate divorce through a modern, civilized, […]
White, heterosexual staff still come out on top when it comes pay gap in the UK Legal Sector, findings show
The Law Society of England and Wales has published its pay gap report for 2023 and has shown median pay gaps in favour of white and male staff within the sector. The Law society, in a bid to ‘provide greater transparency’, has published disability, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation /identity and trans identity pay gap figures […]