Description
Book SynopsisThis book is the first to evaluate the recent reforms of UK legal aid from a social policy perspective and assess their impact on family law courts and advocacy. It argues that the reforms effectively delawyerise' disputes, producing a more inquisitorial justice system and impacting the litigants, court system, staff and process.
Trade Review"A valuable and timely contribution to the discussion of the impact of reforms to legal aid in England and Wales." Jennifer Sigafoos, University of Liverpool
"This social policy perspective on recent legal aid reform provides essential reading for those engaged in access to justice thinking." Pascoe Pleasence, University College London
Table of ContentsLegal Aid in Crisis; Legal Aid Reform in Historical and International Perspective; Assessing the Consequences of Legal Aid Reform in England and Wales; Towards a Holistic Conception of Legal Aid; Refocussing the Debate about Legal Aid.
