Free legal advice, because your rights matter.
Find overviews of the issues, reports from campaign members, in-depth briefings, and older publications here.
Advice Needs: what local advice charities need to continue serving their communities.
Quick overview
A short briefing outlining what the problem is, what we want and why we're campaigning.
Read all about it Justice for All newspaper covering the cuts to free legal advice.
Myth-buster
Facts & figures behind common myths on legal aid reform
In your area: how many will lose out?
Breakdown of the number of people to lose advice from legal aid social welfare law.
In your area: impact of advice charities
Breakdown of remaining funding available to not-for-profits from legal aid for social welfare law.
Saving Justice: where next for legal aid?
Views from the responses to the Green Paper consultation. April 2011
The impact of the legal aid reforms on Members of Parliament's casework
Results of MPs questionnaire. DG Legal & Justice for All. March 2011
Parliamentary briefing
Outline of concerns over the plans contained in the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders bill.
Legal aid in welfare: the tool we can't afford to lose
Links between legal aid and welfare reform.
Scope
Legal aid is a lifeline
The impact of legal aid reforms on women escaping domestic violence.
National Federation of Women's Institutes
Evidencing domestic violence: the facts
Half of domestic violence victims will be denied legal aid.
Rights of Women & Welsh Women's Aid
London Advice Watch
Social welfare law advice in London and Londoners views on it.
Legal Action Group
Unintended consequences
The financial cost of the Government's legal aid reforms.
King's College London
One-sider
Flyer outlining our core values.
Campaign leaflet
Detailing our core concerns about access to free legal advice.
Detailed briefing on Government proposals
Summary of key concerns taken from the Green Paper consultation. January 2011
What is the Government proposing?
Overview of Government proposals to reform legal aid. December 2010