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Should law and justice be free? Part 7: Summing up

October 11, 2017 by Tessa Shepperson

Should Law and Justice be Free?

So what have we learned over the past six weeks? Court fees We have learned that if court fees are too high this reduces access to the courts. But the courts are a branch of the State rather than … [Read more...]

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Should law and justice be free? Part 6: Technology solutions

October 4, 2017 by Tessa Shepperson

Should Law and Justice be Free?

In this series, we have looked at the problems of the law and legal costs. A complex legal system which ordinary people cannot use without help and the high, in many cases prohibitively high, … [Read more...]

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Should law and justice be free? Part 5: Legal Aid

September 27, 2017 by Tessa Shepperson

Should Law and Justice be Free?

What is legal aid? Legal aid is a scheme where the state covers the cost of professional lawyers to advise and represent clients in certain areas of law. Subject - for civil claims anyway - to … [Read more...]

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Should law and justice be free? Part 4: Lawyers fees

September 20, 2017 by Tessa Shepperson

Should Law and Justice be Free?

It is an axiom that everyone hates lawyers. Why is this? They are a smug lot, and often give the impression they think they are better than everyone else They are constantly using words and … [Read more...]

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Should law and justice be free? Part 3: Our Complex System

September 13, 2017 by Tessa Shepperson

Should Law and Justice be Free?

In my introduction to this series I gave you the main sources of our legal system The statutes The cases, and The Civil Procedure Rules In an ideal world, those three links would be enough … [Read more...]

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Should law and justice be free? Part 2: Court fees

September 6, 2017 by Tessa Shepperson

Should Law and Justice be Free?

One of the problems with bringing court claims nowadays is the eye-watering court fees. For example, the court fees for issuing any kind of money claim ranges from £35 for a claim value of up to … [Read more...]

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Index of Posts:

Links will be added once the posts go live

  • Part 1 - Introduction
  • Part 2 - Court Fees
  • Part 3 - Our Complex System
  • Part 4 - Lawyers Fees
  • Part 5 - Legal Aid
  • Part 6 - Online / technology Solutions
  • Part 7 - Conclusion

Sources of Law

  • Statute
  • Case Law
  • Civil Procedure Rules

Other relevant posts:

  • Why does housing law have to be so complicated?
  • How much does it cost to evict a tenant?

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