The London Free Press has this story about funding increases to a local legal clinic and how increased eligibility thresholds may improve access.
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Government to Play Bigger Role in Criminal Legal Aid
In Singapore, the government has announced that it will play a bigger role in criminal legal aid funding.
Cash for Justice? Sounds Like a Scandal
In the aftermath of the Vilardell/TLABC decisions in Canada, those interested in court fees and access to justice may be interested in current trends in the UK. There are a few articles on rising court fees in the UK, including this one in The Telegraph, this one in Global Legal Post, and this article in the South Wales Evening Post.
Civil Legal Aid Cuts “Failed to Target Help Where Needed”
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.
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.
Nunavut Legal Aid Spending Starts to Level Off
From the North, an article on how legal aid spending in Nunavut has started to level off.
Yarl’s Wood: Legal Black Hole
North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency Flags Refusing New Clients Amid Funding Uncertainty
From 7 News in Australia, this article describes how the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency expects to stop taking on clients due to funding uncertainty.
We Won’t Overcome Indigenous Disadvantage by Cutting Legal services
Here is a comment article in The Guardian criticizing recent Australian legal aid cuts for their effect on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
What is Legal Aid? Do I qualify?
This article in The Hamilton Spectator discusses what legal aid is and who qualifies.
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