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Fiona Bawdon
Legal Action (2010) February Pages 8-9
This, the first in a series of articles on the policies of the three main political parties relating to legal aid and legal service, examines the policies of the Labour party. Reviews Labour’s record on criminal justice, civil liberties, race discrimination and legal aid. Notes high and low points in Labour’s record since it …
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Legal Aid Under Labour in Government
February 22, 2010 | No CommentsPublic Interest Litigation and Legal Aid in Scotland
November 7, 2009 | No CommentsIn collaboration with the Environmental Law Centre Scotland and the Centre for International Public Health Policy, the SHRLG presents a seminar on Public Interest Litigation and Legal Aid in Scotland.
The Gill Review has considered the issue of public interest litigation and has made recommendations for change. What should those changes be and how do other jurisdictions deal with questions of …
K v Authority Reporter 2009 WL 3122389
November 5, 2009 | No CommentsK, a disabled person, raised a devolution issue that articles 6, 8 and 14 of the ECHR were breached by the absence of a statutory provision permitting her to receive legal aid for a children’s hearing in respect of her child.
Art. 06 Right to a Fair Trial, Art. 08 Right to Private and Family Life, Art. 14 Prohibition of Discrimination, Child & Family Law, Child Disability Law, Legal AidNew Directions on the Grant of Legal Aid for Defamation or Verbal Injury
July 21, 2009 | No CommentsIn the wake of the McLibel case (Steele and Morris v United Kingdom), the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007 gave power to SLAB to grant civil legal aid for actions of defamation or verbal injury. The Scottish Ministers also issued directions to SLAB regarding the exercise of that power. Those directions issued in 2007 were thought to be unclear by …
Art. 06 Right to a Fair Trial, Art. 08 Right to Private and Family Life, Legal AidNew Rules for State Funded Legal Representation at Children’s Hearings
July 20, 2009 | No CommentsFollowing the referral of a devolution minute to the Inner House in the case where a parent with learning difficulties challenged the absence of a scheme of state funded legal representation at Children’s Hearings, the Scottish Ministers have introduced new rules. The Panel, at a business hearing or at the hearing itself, can appoint a solicitor to appear with and …
Art. 06 Right to a Fair Trial, Art. 08 Right to Private and Family Life, Art. 14 Prohibition of Discrimination, Child & Family Law, Legal Aid