Access to justice in the South West- Solutions

The last decade has seen extraordinary challenges for organisations providing specialist advice and legal representation, and for those seeking access to justice.  This session looks at undertaking and applying research on advice and legal service provision, and what solutions may be employed to improve access to justice both in the South West and nationally.
The session will cover:

• Evidencing advice provision in South West, mapping advice services and what evidence gathering looks like.
• Issues arising from people not getting advice
• Creative models for influencing and strategic litigation
• What should the MOJ be doing to assess need under the legal support action plan and provide support under section 2 of LASPO

Tia Matt, Director of Clinical Legal Education, University of Exeter
Chris Minnoch, Legal Aid Practitioners Group
Jacob Pritchard, Teignbridge CAB
Laura Redman, Justice Together (download slides)
Daniel Rourke, Public Law Project (Chair)