Alex Chalk MP was appointed as a parliamentary under secretary of state at the Ministry of Justice on 14 February 2020.

A look at some of the main benefits of adopting The Law Society’s practice excellence standard.

As we enter a new chapter in British politics, there is much talk among the ‘Access to Justice Sector’ about which direction the...

Without undermining our good intentions or earnest hard work, there are a couple of interesting underlying assumptions that I think are deserving of a...

James Sandbach analyses the findings of the 2019 Legal Needs of Individuals in England and Wales survey, undertaken by YouGov.

We have said it before and will say it again: no government likes judicial review.

A few days before last year’s LALY awards ceremony, a housing solicitor tweeted that the event was a ‘beacon of hope and happiness’.

Sir James Munby has called for legal aid for respondents in cases in which allegations of domestic abuse are made by an applicant with legal aid.

A charity that supports litigants in person announced that three of its centres are to close while a fourth has been rescued but will be run as a...

On 21 January 2020, an employment tribunal held that ‘ethical’ (as opposed to health-based) veganism is a protected philosophical belief.

A week-long series of events to promote justice and the rule of law commences on 24 February 2019.

Karen Buck MP chaired the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Legal Aid’s first event of the new parliament on 3 February 2020, at which key...