After the act : access to family justice after LASPO / Mavis Maclean and John Eekelaar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maclean, Mavis, author.

Eekelaar, John, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Domestic relations--England.

Domestic relations.

Great Britain. Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 pages)

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England : Hart, [2019]

Summary:

"After the Act describes the aftermath of the recent removal under LASPO of public funding from legal services in family matters other than in cases of child protection and domestic abuse. Through analysis of the policy context, interviews with key players, observation of services provided by lawyers, students, lay support workers, and the advice sector, the authors describe the work being done and the skills being used in a range of settings. The book raises questions not only about access to family justice, but about the role of law in family matters in an increasingly post legal society. Fragmentation of the market in the new services offering information, initial advice, on-line or alternative dispute resolution, but rarely ongoing casework, raises questions about where costs fall and how quality can be assured. Many of these services are forms of private ordering, where outcomes are hard to assess. Perhaps neither the state nor the individual can afford full legal services where the best interests of any child involved are of paramount importance, and lawyers negotiate to make best use of the resources available. Is it therefore time to consider using lawyers differently, with lay support, to solve problems before they become disputes?"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Family Legal Problems and the Collapse of the Supportive State

Government Activity After LASPO

The Response of the Legal Professions to LASPO : I Solicitors' Innovative and Pro Bono Activity

Legal Advice Clinics : Observational Data

The Response of the Legal Professions to LASPO : II Barristers in Action Pro Bono

Judicial Initiatives

Support in Court by Non-Lawyers

The Student Contribution : Clinical Legal Education

The Third Sector

Public Legal Education

Legal Capability and the Boundaries of Law

A Post-Legal World for Family Disputes?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781509920211

1509920218

9781509920204

150992020X