By Sir Henry Brooke
This is the second volume of the Stories of Injustice I originally published last year. Their republication in this consolidated form has been timed to precede by a few days the publication of the Bach Commission’s Report on 22nd September 2017. Continue reading “The Bach Commission: Stories of Injustice (Volume 2)”
In advance of the publication of the report of Lord Bach’s Access to Justice Commission (of which I am now the Vice-Chair), I am republishing in two volumes the Stories of Injustice which I first published in July 2016. Continue reading “The Bach Commission: Stories of Injustice (Volume 1)”
My eighteenth story of injustice relates to the Legal Aid Agency’s much criticised handling of applications for legal aid in criminal cases. Continue reading “Stories of injustice (18): LASPO and the cuts”
My seventeenth story of injustice relates to some of the typical difficulties which asylum-seekers face under LASPO. Continue reading “Stories of Injustice (17): LASPO and the cuts”
For my 16th story of injustice, I am indebted to the Public Law Project, of which I am the patron. Continue reading “Stories of Injustice (16): LASPO and the cuts”
Here is another story from the Harrow Law Centre. “Adil” was not the client’s true name. Continue reading “Stories of Injustice (15): LASPO and the cuts”
By Sir Henry Brooke
This is a sequel to “Seven Stories of Injustice”. Continue reading “Seven More Stories of Injustice”
By Sir Henry Brooke[1]
In this paper (and its sequel(s)) I will be setting out some of the real-life stories Lord Bach’s Access to Justice Commission (the Bach Commission) has been told by people and organisations on the front line. Continue reading “Seven Stories of Injustice”
For the fourteenth of my stories of injustice I am turning again to the real life problems encountered on a daily basis by front-line advisory services. Continue reading “Stories of Injustice (14): LASPO and the cuts”
My thirteenth story of injustice is typical of the large volume of evidence the Bach Commission received because of the hardships caused by the rule that only evidence of domestic violence (according to tightly prescribed requirements) will be admissible to open the door to legal aid in family matters. Continue reading “Stories of Injustice (13): LASPO and the cuts”
Henry Brooke 