Public Interest & Legal Aid

7+ hour, 58+ min ago   (547+ words) The Council of The Bar of Ireland said it was “extremely concerned” that the dispute around a new fee structure for criminal defence practitioners has not been resolved ahead of the new legal year. In a statement, the legal representative…...

15+ hour, 15+ min ago   (565+ words) The Council of The Bar of Ireland said it is extremely concerned that the criminal legal aid dispute has not yet been resolved. It said the prospect of continuing disruption on the advent of the new legal year is of…...

1+ day, 10+ min ago   (816+ words) The war has changed the lives of millions of Ukrainians, and with it has generated many legal questions that people had never faced before. Lost documents, damaged or destroyed housing, arranging social benefits, confirming legal facts, protection of rights after…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (94+ words) One County, One Lawyer: Legal Deserts Take A Human Toll Law360 Try our Advanced Search for more refined results Law360 | The Practice of Law Law360 Authority | Deep News & Analysis Law360 Pulse | The Business of Law One County, One Lawyer: Legal Deserts Take A Human…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (34+ words) Law360 How In-House Lawyers Can Help Fill The Legal Aid Gap By Todd Stillerman and Allison Constance To view the full article, register now....

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (866+ words) We are a global non-profit organisation advancing democratic and institutional resilience, and social cohesion. We work to strengthen information integrity, protect civil society and advance responsible business practices, through supporting independent media, access to law, and fair work & responsible AI....

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (692+ words) If you needed a lawyer, do you even have one nearby? Well, not everybody in South Carolina has one, including myself. If you live in a small town or rural South Carolina, you probably don't have access to one, and…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (117+ words) The Association of the Bar Associations of Morocco’s executive office has decided to continue its months-long strike in protest of provisions in Law 66.23 regulating the legal profession. The decision was taken Thursday during a meeting of the association’s executive office,…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (438+ words) Usually, the Cork District Court office grants hundreds of criminal legal aid certificates every single month. But as a dispute over changes to legal aid fees drags on, that figure has plummeted. The backlog is putting huge pressure on the…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (839+ words) NALSA Decision to End Legal Aid Defence Counsel System Puts Undertrials Access to Justice at Risk The Wire India...