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Fiona Bawdon is Legal Action’s commissioning editor (News and Comment; Opinion and Analysis). She is a legal affairs journalist; director of Impact - Law for Social Justice; co-founder of the Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards; and comms consultant to We Belong - Young Migrants Standing Up.
Ministry of Justice proposals to offer counselling to jurors after traumatic trials are as welcome as they are overdue, says former jury foreman...
More than a month after criminal lawyers made an official complaint about ‘extremely concerning’ behaviour by Stratford Magistrates’...
Legal Aid Practitioners Group is proud to announce the names of those shortlisted for this year’s Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards. Fiona...
Fiona Bawdon looks at the role of juries in miscarriage of justice cases and whether it’s time to scrap majority verdicts.
What does Keir Starmer’s new biography reveal about the impact of his human rights barrister background on his political career? Fiona Bawdon...
With nominations for this year’s Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards now open, Fiona Bawdon explains what makes this celebration of the work of...
It’s that time again, when we reveal the names of the individuals and organisations who most impressed our 2023 Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year...
It is time for all of us to be better at telling the real story of legal aid.
Legal aid lawyers deserve an awards ceremony that is every bit as special as they are. Founder and co-organiser of the LALYs, Fiona Bawdon, explains...
Last year’s wonderful 20th anniversary awards, and a return to an in-person event, have set the tone for this year’s Legal Aid Lawyer of...