The House of Commons Justice Committee in the UK recently released its report on the impact of civil legal aid reform on access to justice and here is a response from the UK Law Centres Network.
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Legal Aid Reforms ‘Risk Serious Miscarriages of Justice’
For those following the legal aid reforms debate in the UK, another article from the BBC that looks at the ramifications of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act which took many civil cases out of the scope of legal aid in April 2013.
Guest Opinion: Representation in Civil Law Often Inaccessible
How the ABA is Using Technology to Make Legal Services More accessible
The Chicago Tribune has a story on how the ABA is using technology to make legal services more accessible.
Please Help Mitigate Downside of Headline of Excellent Washington Post Article on NonLawyers
Here is a response from Richard Zorza’s blog.
Hackathon Promotes Access to Lawyers
Richard Zorza’s Access to Justice Blog
Richard Zorza’s access to justice blog has a post noting the improved communications capacity of the access to civil justice movement in the US, and another questioning whether new judicial ethics rules will increase complaints from SRLs.
Who Says You Need a Law Degree to Practice Law?
The Washington Post has an opinion piece on whether non-lawyer service providers can help close the “justice gap”.
Open Lab – Margaret Hagan
At the Open Law Lab blog, Margaret Hagan has an idea for an open source legal software hub, as well as posts on the concept of care in legal service delivery, and a research project on how people use the internet for legal services.
The Hague Institute for the Internationalisation of Law
The Winkler Institute blog has a post on HiiL, the Hague Institute for the Internationalisation of Law.
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