Proposing a National Legal Service: A new vision for access to civil justice

New paper from Roger Smith & Nic Madge:

Legal aid is broken beyond repair. Over the past 13 years, it has been destroyed; eviscerated by legislative changes, starved of resources and ruined by poor management. The supporting network of legal practitioners has been destroyed – one visible element of this is the growing expanse of ‘advice deserts’ lacking accessible provision.

It is time to start again with a new vision.

Article in Legal Action magazine: Proposing a National Legal Service

Full paper: A National Legal Service: A New Vision for Access to Civil Justice – Roger Smith and Nic Madge

Couple of related pieces in the Law Society Gazette:

National Legal Service: solicitors propose new vision for legal aid

National Legal Service plan puts City levy back on the agenda