Legal aid to be removed for benefit disputes

clock

Royal assent has been given to the Legal Aid: Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act (LASPO) 2012, which removes legal aid from a series of welfare issues.

Aid will be removed for cases concerning most welfare benefits cases (except for welfare benefits appeals in the Upper Tribunal and higher courts).employment, housing (except in cases involving homelessness or risk to health and safety) and debt (except in cases relating to certain proceedings where the home is at risk).

The Act introduces a wide range of reforms to the justice system as well as delivering structural reforms to the administration of legal aid.

It makes makes provisions about:
•legal aid
•the funding of legal services
•the costs and other amounts awarded in civil and criminal proceedings
•sentencing offenders
•penalty notices for disorderly behaviour and cautions
•new offences of threatening with a weapon in public or on school premises.

More on Client Acquisition

Economists predict 10% house price inflation for next two years

House prices are expected to rise by 10% this year and in 2015 due to a loosening of credit conditions, rising wages and a structural shortage of housing.

Samantha Cordon
clock 07 April 2014 •

Video:: How websites convert visits to sales

Speaking at a COVER Breakfast Briefing, sponsored by Unum, Geoff Branch, an account executive at Liveperson, explains how websites overcome inhibitors and convert visits to sales.

clock 29 January 2014 •

Blog: Advisers should not be 'too busy' for protection sales - L&G

Stop talking down sector

Stephen Smith
clock 15 January 2014 •

Highlights

COVER Survey: Advisers damning of protection insurer service levels

COVER Survey: Advisers damning of protection insurer service levels

"It takes longer than ever to get underwriting terms"

John Brazier
clock 12 October 2023 • 5 min read
Online reviews trump price for young people selecting life and health cover

Online reviews trump price for young people selecting life and health cover

According to latest ReMark report

John Brazier
clock 11 October 2023 • 2 min read
ABI members with staff neurodiversity policy nearly doubles

ABI members with staff neurodiversity policy nearly doubles

Women within executive teams have grown to 32%

Jaskeet Briah
clock 10 October 2023 • 3 min read