Legal Aid Flashcards
1949 act
Legal aid and advice act
1999 act
Access to justice act
2012 act
Laspo
What was legal aid and advice act 1949
Post WW2
Welfare state
80% of people eligible for legal representation
Even if of small or moderate means
Access to justice act 1999 ?
Establish LSC
- legal services commission
Control where legal aid went
Remove personal injury cases
How much did laspo 2012 slash budget by 2014
£320m
Main roles of LASPO
Cut legal aid
- less civil cases eligible
abolish LSC
- replace with legal aid agency
Conditional fee arrangements
Resistance to LASPO
Defeated 14 times by HOL
Worry it Affect most vulnerable
People act in person and slow court system
Amnesty international LASPO
Disproportionately affect
- migrants
- mental health conditions
- learning disabilities
- drug dependent
- vulnerable young people
Law society LASPO
placed strain on justice system
Harmed access to justice
Knock on costs in public sector
What do the SRA do
Govern rule making
Govern legal education
What does SRA stand for
Solicitors regulation authority
What does bar standards board do?
Barristers
Code of conduct
Investigate complaints
