Defend Legal Aid

It's time for the whole criminal justice community to organise and unionise. #DefendLegalAid. A @unitetheunion and @lccsa campaign.

[Bar of NI @TheBarofNI]

‼️Access to Justice is in Crisis ‼️

The administration of our Legal Aid system is creating an ever decreasing circle of legal professionals who can provide their advice & representation to citizens & serve the interests of our justice system.

We are calling on the Department of Justice to recognise the access to justice crisis and act with urgency to address it.

This starts with, as a minimum, action on crippling payment delays for Legal Aid work and fees which have remained static since 2005.

#accesstojusticeincrisis

[The Irish News @irish_news]

Lawyers vote in favour of extending strike in dispute over legal aid fees https://t.co/H4FvEeSLFc

[Law Society Scotland @Lawscot]

#LegalAidMatters because everyone should have equal access to justice.

Why does legal aid matter to you? Share your why by snapping a photo with our 'Legal Aid Matters to me because...' placard and post it on your social channels: https://t.co/ewA4JyGmcT

[The BMA @TheBMA]

The ballots are in, and 95% of doctors on the Isle of Man have voted YES to industrial action.

Thank you for voting. We'll announce details of our action soon, and together we will tell Manx Care to make pay fair.
https://t.co/q0qVh3echN

[CLSA @CrimeSolicitors]

Criminal barristers in Northern Ireland are to withdraw from all legally aided Crown Court cases between 6 and 31 January 2025 over legal aid disputes....

https://t.co/sXBlHoyvNe

[Law Society Gazette @lawsocgazette]

'Time is running out': civil legal aid provider numbers plummet.

https://t.co/PkUASgC8zi

[Ian Moir @IanMoir5]

Another Practice Note adding to the burden of criminal defence lawyers without any additional resource to deliver it from @ScotGovJustice . How are the few providers left seriously expected to carry on? #DefendLegalAid

[Paul Harris @Crim_sol_PH]

Owners of criminal legal aid firms have met to consider whether to continue to provide legal aid advice following advice from the law society. The failure to implement recommended rises has meant many cases are conducted at a loss. The law soc has advised firms should not act in

[The Law Society @TheLawSociety]

⚖️ If the MoJ “doesn’t demonstrate very swiftly that it is serious about making criminal legal aid work sustainable, we will advise our members that there is no future in this work.”

We tell @lawsocgazette, as it examines legal aid and the govt.

https://t.co/kOSYbBnmKQ

[Unite Legal workers @unite_LW]

We are at @CrimeSolicitors’s annual conference in Liverpool promoting our @DefendLegalAid campaign. If you’re a legal worker of any stripe join your union today!

[Defend Legal Aid @DefendLegalAid]

Despite the High Court ruling in Jan 2024 that highlighted “the system is slowly coming apart at the seams” and part of the Govt. proposal for funding legal aid criminal defence was unlawful, the dial hasn't moved.

So, we must move it 👇
https://t.co/rLWTMZvamd

#DefendLegalAid

[Defend Legal Aid @DefendLegalAid]

@IanByrneMP @EqualityEmpLaw 👏👏👏

[Defend Legal Aid @DefendLegalAid]

We need all #legalworkers to stand together, join unite and #DefendLegalAid. Visit the link below to learn more about the campaign. @lccsa, @unite_LW

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https://t.co/JEGTqmK5FX

[The Law Society @TheLawSociety]

“I have written to the prime minister today asking that the threats against the legal profession are treated with the utmost seriousness."

Law Society president Nick Emmerson speaks to @thetimes (£) about coordinated attacks against lawyers and firms.

https://t.co/CrKSraENFL

[Ministry of Justice @MoJGovUK]

Threats to legal professionals will be met with swift justice.

[Legal Action Group @LegalActionGrp]

Our thoughts are with our immigration colleagues who we understand are being targeted in the riots. We have been told that police have advised some offices to close.

If anyone needs any books or access to the magazine please let LAG know & we will provide it free.

Stay safe x

[CrimeLine @CrimeLineLaw]

"the LCCSA have launched the Defend Legal Aid campaign to urge our members to join Unite the Union, whose Legal Sector Workers’ branch is ready and waiting to represent the interests of the rank and file in their fight for more investment into criminal legal aid as a means of securing better pay and conditions." https://t.co/9IM8CyAGDR

[Defend Legal Aid @DefendLegalAid]

"Legal aid rates have fallen by more than 30% in real terms at a time when the cost of living, and the costs of running a business have ballooned.

‘Firms have neither the capacity nor the resources to help staff 24-hour court sessions, even in the short term." #DefendLegalAid

[Law Society Gazette @lawsocgazette]

Criminal defence lawyers rule out 24-hour courts for riot prosecutions:

https://t.co/OqISXN3Kf3

[Law Society Gazette @lawsocgazette]

Criminal defence lawyers rule out 24-hour courts for riot prosecutions:

https://t.co/OqISXN3Kf3

[Law Society Gazette @lawsocgazette]

The Law Society has written to the prime minister, lord chancellor and home secretary to express concern that law firms and advice agencies could be targeted by rioters this week:

https://t.co/Twf0pEArBB