Legal aid was removed for 80% of family law cases following the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act back in 2013. This means that less people have been able to access legal advice for free in family law cases even where they have no money. Victims of...
The Guardian today has revealed. Deep cuts to legal aid have inflicted such disarray in family courts that parents are abandoning efforts to maintain contact with their children, the Guardian has been told, while one of the main architects of the austerity...
Jenny Beck comments on breaches of professional code and best practice guidance in the new BBC drama Legal aid cuts…false economy? Legal aid for family law matters is in tatters. The Government is about to announce the results of its long-awaited review...
Beck Fitzgerald Proud to support Refuge Donate now Beck Fitzgerald help families experiencing domestic abuse on a daily basis. Our specially trained emergency response team work nationally and can apply for an emergency protection order on the same or the following...
Read our latest coverage and comment Domestic abuse awareness…much to be done Two days ago, we saw the announcement that, under Jade’s law, parental responsibility will now be automatically suspended for parents who have been sentenced for killing someone they...
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