https://www.legalcheek.com/lc-journal-posts/access-to-justice-how-can-we-do-more/ Legal news, insider insight and careers advice Wed, 25 Oct 2023 07:15:59 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6 https://www.legalcheek.com/lc-journal-posts/access-to-justice-how-can-we-do-more/#comment-1181332 Wed, 25 Oct 2023 07:15:59 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?post_type=lc-journal-posts&p=194824#comment-1181332 Legal Aid is on its knees, within 5 years access to justice will be an aspiration for those who can’t afford it or have the benefit of the magnanimous firms who do a bit pro-bono.

]]> https://www.legalcheek.com/lc-journal-posts/access-to-justice-how-can-we-do-more/#comment-1181244 Sat, 21 Oct 2023 08:05:10 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?post_type=lc-journal-posts&p=194824#comment-1181244 One very simple solution would be to limit represented sides’ cost recovery to the LiP hourly rate when facing LiPs. This would avoid the weaponising of costs and would even the playing field in recoveries.

]]> https://www.legalcheek.com/lc-journal-posts/access-to-justice-how-can-we-do-more/#comment-1181195 Thu, 19 Oct 2023 18:20:31 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?post_type=lc-journal-posts&p=194824#comment-1181195 A very interesting read! I agree that legal tech will definitely help solicitors have more time to do pro bono work.

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