The Latest Breaking News from Legal Aid

High Court challenge to defendants being freed from prison is delayed by Legal Aid blunders

Thousands of Crown Court hearings around the country are being disrupted

Evening Standard · Sep 16, 2022

The Standard View: This fossil fuel crisis requires clean energy solutions

The financial support package set out by the Government today will come as a relief to millions of households and businesses. Part of this plan will also involve expanding our energy supply, including fracking and North Sea oil and gas.

Evening Standard · Sep 8, 2022

New Justice Secretary Brandon Lewis agrees to meet barristers on strike

Justice Secretary Brandon Lewis has agreed to meet with striking barristers next week, as new figures show the Crown Court backlog has risen to almost 60,000 cases.

Evening Standard · Sep 8, 2022

Criminal barristers warn of ‘national emergency’ as they head to Parliament in legal aid dispute

The criminal justice system is in the grip of a “national emergency” with politicians accused of playing Russian Roulette with its future, barrister told Parliament as their strike enters its fourth week.

Evening Standard · Jul 18, 2022

NT Legal Aid considering further cuts to services after suspending bush courts

A financial "black hole" at the NT’s Legal Aid Commission has left remote residents unrepresented. Now, the commission’s director says the board is considering further cuts to services.

ABC News · Jul 17, 2022

How funding cuts are impacting the NT's bush courts, where remote residents access justice

In remote Australia, justice is often delivered by fly-in-fly-out courts. But now some people are being left with no legal representation.

ABC News · Jul 16, 2022

Massive funding needed to avert justice crisis, say barristers set to strike over legal aid

Walkouts on Monday are expected to be accompanied by picket lines outside Crown Courts around the country

Evening Standard · Jun 21, 2022

Criminal barristers vote to go on strike as legal aid dispute with government escalates

Barristers have voted to go on strike from next week in the ongoing row with government over Legal Aid funding.

Evening Standard · Jun 20, 2022

Three lawyers speak out with allegations of racism inside Legal Aid

The government-funded Legal Aid agency in NSW has been accused of racism and discrimination by a number of its own employees.

ABC News · Jun 7, 2022

'Reasons beyond anyone's control' may delay Higgins rape trial

The trial is due to begin next week, but lawyers representing the accused are no longer available.

The Canberra Times · May 31, 2022