Reducing barristers' and solicitors' fees should be an easy policy sell in an era of austerity.

Crown court judges have delivered a damning response to government plans to prevent defendants choosing their solicitor and slice a further £220m off the legal aid budget.

Justice Minister Judith Collins needs to spell out the effect a Court of Appeal decision on the legal aid scheme will have on the cost of that scheme, and what she is going to do to ensure her ministry acts lawfully, Labour’s Justice spokesperson Andrew Little says.

QCs are concerned about the Ministry of Justice's plans to further restrict legal aid for judicial review.

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Gabriela Knaul,

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Gabriela Knaul,

Our criminal justice system is admired throughout the world – how many things can we now say that about?

The MoJ's public consultations on legal aid reforms show they are open-minded, but if the aim remains to reduce spending, what about the cost to justice?

VICTORIA'S senior criminal courts are in crisis as controversial budget cuts put in jeopardy all complex trials relying on legal aid.

Australia will not fund the legal defence of asylum seekers charged with crimes in Nauru or Manus Island detention centres, the department of immigration has confirmed.