Policy 2009
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Please note that unless otherwise stated, these documents relate to England and Wales only
Radically re-thinking advice
A summary of the interim report of the Nottingham systems thinking pilot
(December 2009)
Time Well-spent
Key points from a report examining the value of relationships between advice workers and clients
(December 2009)
The advice needs of young people
Read a summary of new research
(December 2009)
International comparison of legal aid provides few answers
A summary of Ministry of Justice research
(December 2009)
Scottish review of civil courts takes divergent view on mediation
findings from the "Gill Review"
(December 2009)
Legal Aid: Refocusing on Priority Cases
ASA's response to the Ministry of Justice consultation paper
(October 2009)
Review of outcomes frameworks - ASA paper
(September 2009)
The importance of being connected - highlights from ASA research into how community groups refer
(September 2009)
Regulating legal services - how special will you be? - A summary of the key issues raised by the Legal Services Board and Solicitors Regulation Authority consultations
(September 2009)
Charging for quality - A summary of recent Legal Services Commission & Office of the Immigration Service Commissioner proposals for auditing quality
(September 2009)
How much do we know about minority groups' access to justice? - A Minstry of Justice report makes worrying findings
(September 2009)
How easy is it to get advice about discrimination? - key findings from an Equality and Human Rights Commission report
(September 2009)
Funding cases in the Employment Tribunal - a summary of research into the impact of different funding arrangements
(September 2009)
The importance of being connected - A report by the Advice Services Alliance looks at why, how and when referrals are made by community groups
(September 2009)
An Agenda for Quality - ASA response to the Solicitors Regulation Authority's discussion paper on how to assure the quality of the delivery of legal services
(September 2009)
Establishing an Alternative Commissioning Model for Local Authority and Assembly Government Funding in Wales - ASA response to the DG Legal consultation paper
(September 2009)
Regulating Alternative Business Structures - ASA response
ASA's response to the Solicitors Regulation Authority's consultation paper
(September 2009)
ADR Update no. 28 - Recent developments in alternative dispute resolution
(August 2009)
Wider Access, Better Value, Strong Protection - ASA's response to the Legal Services Board discussion paper
(August 2009)
Quality in Legal Aid: SQM Outsourcing - ASA response to the LSC consultation paper
(August 2009)
Oversight of the Immigration Advice Sector - ASA response to the UK Border Agency
(August 2009)
Study of legal advice at a local level
MoJ publishes its Study of legal advice at a local level.
(June 2009)
Sharing your toys - advice agencies working together
Sharing your toys - read a summary of ASA's research on partnership working.
(June 2009)
CLANS - Can they work??
CLANS - can they work? ASA considers the feasibility of the proposals.
(June 2009)
Quicker, cheaper, better – mediation facts or myths?
Mediation in public law - read a suammary of new research.
(June 2009)
ADR Update no. 27
Recent Developments in Alternative Dispute Resolution
(June 2009)
Community Legal Advice Networks: can they work? - This article appeared in the May 2009 edition of Legal Action
(June 2009)
Sharing your toys - Advice agencies working together
ASA report
(April 2009)
2009 Conference report
(March 2009)
EHRC Grants Programme Consultation - ASA response
(February 2009)
ASA Replies To LSC Consultation On Contracting from 2010
(February 2009)
'Mediation without the credible threat of judicial determination is the sound of one hand clapping'
(February 2009)
No win, no fee – the impact on practitioners
(February 2009)
Civil Bid Rounds for 2010 Contracts - ASA's response to the Legal Services Commission's consultation paper
(February 2009)
ADR Update no. 26
Recent Developments in alternative dispute resolution.
(January 2009)
