| Subject |
Legal aid -- England.
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Legal aid -- Wales.
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| Descript |
1 online resource (vii, 95 pages) |
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text txt |
| Media |
computer c |
| Carrier |
online resource cr |
| Contents |
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. |
| Alt author |
Newbury, Alex, author.
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| ISBN |
9781447335467 (electronic bk.) |
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1447335465 (electronic bk.) |
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9781447335474 |
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1447335473 |
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9781447335481 (Kindle ebook) |
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1447335481 |
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9781447335450 (pbk.) |
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1447335457 |
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9781447335450 |
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