Legal aid in crisis : assessing the impact of reform /

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This book is the first to evaluate the recent reforms of UK legal aid from a social policy perspective and assess their impact on family law courts and advocacy. It argues that the reforms effectively 'delawyerise' disputes, producing a more inquisitorial justice system and impacting the l...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Moore, Sarah, 1985 March 29- (Autor), Newbury, Alex (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol, UK : Policy Press, [2017]
Colección:Policy Press shorts. Policy & practice.
Temas:
Legal aid > England.
Legal aid > Wales.
Aide juridique > Angleterre.
Aide juridique > Pays de Galles.
LAW > Civil Procedure.
LAW > Legal Services.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Judicial Branch.
LAW > Civil Law.
Legal aid.
England.
Wales.
Internet resources.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • LEGAL AID IN CRISIS
  • Contents
  • List of abbreviations
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1. Legal aid in crisis
  • Why does legal aid reform matter?
  • What's changed?
  • 'Lost in process
  • help needed'
  • #Fight4LegalAid
  • Legal aid as access to justice
  • Structure of the book
  • 2. Legal aid reform in historical and international perspective
  • The early years of the legal aid scheme in England and Wales
  • Disorganisation and reorganisation: legal aid reform in the 1980s and 1990s
  • Legal aid reform in the 21st century: the cost agenda
  • The retrenchment of civil legal aid
  • Legal aid in international perspective
  • Conclusion
  • 3. Assessing the consequences of legal aid reform in England and Wales
  • The decline in publicly funded legal advocacy and support
  • Changes to the legal profession resulting from legal aid reform
  • The impact of legal aid reform on the court system
  • A lacuna of legal advice and support
  • Alternative sources of support for litigants
  • Conclusion
  • 4. Towards a holistic conception of legal aid
  • The role and value of legal advice and assistance
  • Mediation as a form of dispute resolution
  • Bridging the justice gap
  • Conclusion
  • 5. Refocusing the debate about legal aid
  • The social value of legal aid
  • The impact for unrepresented litigants and people seeking legal advice
  • Reassessing legal aid expenditure
  • The impact of the crisis in legal aid on the legal system
  • Conclusion
  • List of statutes
  • References
  • Index.

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