Policy 2007

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Please note that unless otherwise stated, these documents relate to England and Wales only
 

FAInS – what has the LSC learned?
LSC evaluation raises questions about the CLS strategy.
(October 2007)
 
Housing: Proportionate Dispute Resolution
ASA responds to the Law Commission consultation.
(October 2007)
 
Making Legal Rights a Reality in Wales
A summary of the strategy.
(October 2007)
 
The Civil and Social Justice Needs of Older People
A summary of the Age Concern report.
(October 2007)
 
Housing: Proportionate Dispute Resolution - the role of tribunals
ASA responds to the Law Commission consultation on housing tribunals
(October 2007)
 
ADR Update no. 22
Recent Developments in Alternative Dispute Resolution
(September 2007)
 
Fixed fees, equality and diversity
New ASA reports examine the impact of fixed fees
(August 2007)
 
Housing: Proportionate Dispute Resolution
Law Commission consults on role of Tribunals in housing disputes
(August 2007)
 
Is pressure to mediate counter-productive? - research into mediation finds that more mediation does not mean more settlement.
(August 2007)
 
The future of Public Legal Education - a summary of the recent report by the PLEAS Task Force
(August 2007)
 
Young People and Civil Justice - a summary of the findings of a recent report that investigates young people's experience of legal problems and advice.
(August 2007)
 
Fixed fees, equality and diversity - ASA policy paper
This report highlights the relationship between case costs and the high proportion of BME clients in London and argues that the introduction of fixed fees is likely to have a discriminatory impact.
(July 2007)
 
Resolving disputes in the workplace
The Advice Services Alliance's response to the Department of Trade and Industry's consultation paper
(June 2007)
 
Case Lengths, Case Costs and Fixed Fees - ASA policy paper
(June 2007)
 
ADR Update no. 21
Recent Developments in Alternative Dispute Resolution
(May 2007)
 
A Helping Hand
New Research finds debt advice has significant positive impact.
(May 2007)
 
ASA responds to Unified Contract Specification
Read a summary of the response.
(May 2007)
 
Employment disputes revisited
News of a new government consultation.
(May 2007)
 
Gauging demand for free money advice
We summarise a recent Money Advice Trust discussion paper.
(May 2007)
 
Justice is a key to happiness
A European survey asks what makes people happy.
(May 2007)
 
Specification for the Unified Contract
ASA's response to the LSC's consultation paper
(May 2007)
 
2007 Conference Report
(April 2007)
 
Preparing for fixed fees
ASA's presentation to the February meeting of the Contracted Advice Agencies Network looks at the impact of fixed fees and what your agency needs to be doing now to prepare for them.
(March 2007)
 
Small claims - big questions
The DCA recently published evaluations of three small claims mediation pilot schemes. In an article for Legal Action in March 2007, Val Reid questions whether the DCA enthusiasm for small claims mediation is justified by the evidence.
(March 2007)
 
Legal Aid Reform: what is supposed to happen when
ASA sets out the proposed dates of vital changes to the legal aid scheme.
(February 2007)
 
ADR Update no. 20
Recent developments in alternative dispute resolution.
(January 2007)
 
ASA questions the evidence for the CLS Strategy
(January 2007)
 
Preferred Supplier Scheme – the final proposals
(January 2007)
 
A CLS strategy for Wales – spot the difference?
(January 2007)
 
A Trouble Shared - new evidence on "clusters" raises a number of questions
(January 2007)
 
A Sustainable Future? - ASA responds to the LSC Consultation
(January 2007)
 
Small claims mediation – does it work?
ASA asks questions about DCA research into small claims mediation pilots.
(January 2007)
Crap - bollocks - a form of blackmail - a quick look at DCA small claims mediation research.
(January 2007)
 
Outcomes research – two new pieces of work
(January 2007)