Response to Scottish Parliament’s Call for Views for the Inquiry into Civil Legal Aid in Scotland

The Scottish Association of Law Centres (SALC) recently contributed to an important Call for Views by the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee for the Inquiry into Civil Legal Aid in Scotland. The Call for Views is part of a new inquiry which aims to explore what is and is not working within the…

The financial eligibility limits for advice and assistance need increased

The title of the Herald’s recent ‘Beyond Breaking Point: Scotland’s Legal Aid Crisis’ series reflects the reality of legally-aided lawyering in Scotland. The concerns expressed in those articles over the bureaucracy of the legal aid system, the inadequate pay rates and legal aid deserts will be familiar to those working in the sector. One problematic…