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Rachel Francis is a barrister at One Pump Court Chambers. She was a co-chair of Young Legal Aid Lawyers from 2015 to 2017. She is the co-director of Claiming Space.
The psychological impact on practitioners that working with traumatised people can have needs to be addressed urgently.
Thanks to admirable perseverance in the pursuit of justice by the Howard League for Penal Reform and the Prisoners’ Advice Service, another nail...
While the government’s proposals for reform of the Advocates’ Graduated Fee Scheme prompted a mixed reaction from the Bar, the...
January 2017 represented a significant juncture for the future of legal training in this country: the closing of consultations by the Solicitors...
“It is over three years since LASPO came into force. The time is right to update our research on the state of access to the profession.”
“Now, more than ever, access to justice, human rights and the protection of ordinary citizens must become a political imperative.”
“Unity across professions can help us all in campaigning for our causes in the court of public opinion.”
“The legal profession should be genuinely open to all. What concerns us is the painfully slow progress of any meaningful change in this...
“We must keep telling legal aid success stories to persuade politicians and the public of the importance of meaningful access to justice.”
“For reasons of legitimacy and fairness, the legal profession must be open to anyone and reflect the diversity of the communities it...