Interim report of Bach Commission on Access to Justice published
Our patron, Lord Willy Bach, recently published an interim report on the current state of access to justice and some policy recommendations for the future.
The GMLC grew out of a protest against cuts to services offering free legal advice and representation. In recent years the right to legal aid has been subject to permanent assault by successive governments. As a result people have been left without advice and support when they need it most, putting them at the risk of poverty, homelessness and unemployment. On this page you can find out all the latest news from the struggle to restore legal aid.
The beginning of the end for appeal hearings?
By Giles Elliott (orignally posted here) Did you know the government is currently consulting on wide-ranging proposals to reform the UK’s justice system? If not, you could easily be forgiven: the consultation began just a month ago, on 15th September without much of a blaze of publicity. And it closes in not much more than a…