The justice gap
As the legal aid system celebrates its 60th birthday we look at how it is working for consumers around the UK
The justice gap: Community justice in Liverpool
Jon Robins visits a radical experiment in criminal justice in Liverpool, which the government has announced will not be rolled out despite its success
The justice gap: Suzanne Holdsworth on her wrongful conviction
Suzanne Holdsworth was wrongly convicted of the murder of two-year-old Kyle Fisher. Her fight for freedom was funded by legal aid, but pressure on the system means other people may not be so lucky
Peer pressure
The former barrister turned minister Lord Bach tells Afua Hirsch how his controversial plans to direct more of the shrinking pool of legal aid funding from criminal cases to social welfare law will benefit vulnerable people
Community groups struggle to secure environmental justice
Resident groups are unable to fund the costs of challenging planning permissions for industrial plants, says Jon Robins
Peacehaven battles to save the South Downs
Residents of Peacehaven have been fighting the development of a £300m waste treatment plant being built on a local greenfield site. Jon Robins investigates
Shining a cautious light on family courts
If the press shows patience and restraint the new transparency of family courts will be a positive thing for everyone, says Steve Hynes
Families have a way out from child care proceedings
Jon Robins reports on how mothers are being offered help to escape the cycle of drug dependence and prostitution and regain custody of their children
Sally's story
Sally was a drug addict for seven years before she managed to get clean and re-establish contact with her children - all thanks to a family legal aid lawyer
Civil legal aid gap being plugged by private cover, critics warn
'After the event' insurance funding high-profile cases, as experts say trend may harm access to justice
The justice gap: Repossession
Legal aid in 21st-century Britain
