Tag: Legal Aid
London Legal Walk – 17 June 2019
Once again, Harmans fielded a team of walkers for the annual tradition that is the London Legal Walk. Partners Gary Knight, Steve Jones, Mathew Knight…
London Legal Walk – 22 May 2017
Once again Harmans fielded a team of walkers for what proved to be a beautiful evening’s walk around the centre of London. There was a…
Supreme Court allows appeal over introduction of civil legal aid residence test
R (on the application of The Public Law Project) (Appellant) v Lord Chancellor (Respondent) Case ID: UKSC 2015/0255 The plan by the Ministry of Justice…
Demand for free help almost doubles since cuts to legal aid
Charities feel the strain as lawyers warn pro bono work alone cannot fill the funding gap.…
“Fat cat” myth undermines all the good work done slams Gary Knight
I am disappointed to notice politicians and sections of the media back on the Solicitor bashing bandwagon all in the name of reducing costs. It…
Gove: Lawyers must do more unpaid work!
Michael Gove has called on lawyers to devote more of their time to pro bono work, suggesting this would help to fill the gap in…