Access to justice: MPs to explore funding, legal advice and digitalisation
The Justice Committee will examine the issues of funding, legal advice and digitalisation during the second evidence session of its inquiry on Access to Justice.
Meeting details
MPs on the cross-party committee, chaired by Labour MP Andy Slaughter, will explore the potential for additional funding schemes such as an Interest on Lawyers' Client Accounts Scheme to support and expand access to justice, including the extent to which the Government's proposals are in line with best practice.
The second panel will assess the state of the legal advice sector and the opportunities and challenges presented by digitalisation, including the risks posed by AI and impact on access to advice. Discussion is also likely to focus on the sector’s capacity, the pressures it faces, and how regulation helps or hinders its ability to provide access to justice.
The inquiry examines the impact of those acting without legal advice and / or representation on access to justice and the ways in which the sector is adapting post Legal Aid, Sentencing, and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO) to secure access to justice across civil, criminal and family law.