The horror of watching the Hillsborough disaster unfold live on TV has never left Cris McCurley, and witnessing the ensuing fight for justice has...

On the day after Labour’s election victory, the social justice community gathered for its annual celebration of the work of legal aid lawyers....

When a doctor in the NHS said to me recently that the justice system has suffered worse cuts than the health service, it gave me a glimmer of hope...

It’s manifesto season, which prompts Katherine Adams to set out her own practical proposals for boosting the number of legal aid practitioners...

After more than 50 years as a print publication, Legal Action will be going fully digital from the September 2024 issue.

The Law Centre movement is ‘the rule of law in action’, Lady Hale told guests at the launch of the newly formed Leicester Community Advice...

A lack of Welsh case law, a shortage of lawyers and ‘caution around litigating’ mean there is a growing gap in Wales between...

‘We need you!’ was the stark message to housing lawyers from Jess Turtle, co-director of the Museum of Homelessness.

A team from LAG was among the 18,000 people who took part in the London Legal Support Trust’s 2024 London Legal Walk on 18 June 2024.

Ministry of Justice proposals to offer counselling to jurors after traumatic trials are as welcome as they are overdue, says former jury foreman...

Many lawyers love the glory that strategic litigation can bring, but these landmark cases are not without risk, and clients’ interests should...

After almost 25 years as a journalist, David Powles became chief executive of Norfolk Community Law Service in 2023. In the first of a regular series...