NO LEGAL AID

22/11/2014

http://nolegalaid.co.uk/dont-fear-mediation-fear-court-save-children/

Our society fears mediation !

Are you a confident person?? A true warrior maybe? Ahh, great then going to court will be a breeze. EH? When you first met your partner, did a friend or family member advise you that the relationship wasn’t such a good idea? but you went on to have a child with them anyway. Maybe you’re not...

11/11/2014

go on worst trip to the funfair with their parents http://goo.gl/H212k9

A ‘funfair’ that’s a good experience – isn’t it? I write this article as it’s our time to focus and reflect on Children In Need. We are at the heart of family law, we see cases that some can only imagine. Take a moment to reflect on this article as it can be quite fitting to many...

10/11/2014

left in soot and ashes! http://nolegalaid.co.uk/left-in-soot-and-ashes/

28/10/2014

New rules for separated parents http://tiny.cc/dzkfox welfare checklist has been updated.

New Rules came in to force on the 22nd October that will affect you if you are separated from your child’s other

10/10/2014

3rd Nov - Mediation changes affect financially ineligible parties.http://goo.gl/RQ1Vmk

Draft amendments to guidance to prepare for changes to family mediation funding.

08/10/2014

http://www.expressandstar.com/business/uk-money/2014/10/06/many-without-legal-representation/

A leading barrister says too many people have to "do without" legal representation as a result of Government changes to the system for providing legal aid.

08/10/2014

https://www.opendemocracy.net/ourkingdom/maryrachel-mccabe/homeless-abused-bereaved-when-child-needs-lawyer

“When organisations like social services don’t treat you right, if you don’t have anybody, what you gonna do?” Savage cuts to legal aid leave many thousand of vulnerable children in England and Wales without legal representation.

08/10/2014

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/victims-of-domestic-violence-forced-to-face-abusers-in-court-ordeal-9774958.html

Growing numbers of domestic violence victims are being quizzed by their former partners in court due to cuts in legal aid which have led to a rise in litigation-in-person cases, family law specialists are warning.

07/10/2014

http://www.thelawyer.com/briefings/childcare-and-access-to-legal-aid-solicitors-the-human-cost-of-reforms/3026412.article

A report from the Office of the Children’s Commissioner regarding the impact of cuts to legal aid last year states that vulnerable, at-risk teenagers are being deprived of justice.

24/09/2014

http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/law/labour-will-not-reverse-legal-aid-cuts-slaughter/5043490.article

‘We’re not going to get in a Tardis and go back to before,’ shadow justice minister tells campaigners.

24/09/2014

http://www.theguardian.com/law/2014/sep/24/children-denied-justice-legal-cuts-children-commissioner?CMP=twt_gu

Maggie Atkinson says rights guaranteed by UN conventions breached because children unable to navigate complex procedures unaided

24/09/2014

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/sep/24/simon-hughes-review-children-access-legal-aid

Family justice minister’s statement signals Liberal Democrat party’s unease over impact of coalition austerity policies