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The Bar of Ireland is warning that the ongoing legal aid dispute is now putting further pressure on the criminal courts. This comes with the new legal year just weeks away Speaking to Anton with more on this was Séamus Clarke SC, Chair of the Council of The Bar of Ireland.
The Bar of Ireland is warning that the ongoing legal aid dispute is now putting further pressure on the criminal courts. This comes with the new legal year just weeks away Speaking to Anton with more on this was Séamus Clarke SC, Chair of the Council of The Bar of Ireland.
The health and well-being of a child are dependent not only on the medical care they receive but also their social needs, such as safe and affordable housing and access to healthy food. That's why Arkansas Children's and Legal Aid of Arkansas established the Medical Legal Partnership, an alliance of care teams, attorneys, social workers, and others working together to help children and families overcome those challenges. That includes providing free legal services to Arkansas Children's low-income patients and their families. To learn more about the Medical Legal Partnership in Arkansas, we're joined on this episode of the Wonks at Work podcast by Laura Taylor, director of community impact at Arkansas Children's, and Nikki Clark, the partnership's supervising attorney at Legal Aid of Arkansas.
Iconic media/ Limerick Leader's David Hurley chats with Paul about the dispute regarding the new criminal legal aid scheme and its effect on Limerick's court scene. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
PJ talks to solicitor Tom Coughlan about why he feels mediation must happen now Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
When housing, safety or financial security is on the line, navigating the legal system alone can be overwhelming. Two Idaho organizations are working to make sure more people have access to the legal help they need.
This week we welcome one of our favourites, Frank Magazine editor, Andrew Douglas, back to the show with his latest summer scoop on the controversial rap song recorded and posted online by NS Energy Minister, Marco MacLeod. We discuss the song, and how the controversy is being handled by those in the Nova Scotia political arena.Andrew also adds some insight into our main story for the week, which is following up on breaking news out of Canadian prisons we discussed last show. Paul shares new details, including a 'town hall' meeting at Springhill in reaction to last week's show, and how the Correctional Service of Canada has tried to have our video taken down from YouTube.Also discussed this week;- the Canadian Civil Liberties Association is challenging the cash bail system started in Ontario last week- the CCLA is also challenging the Manitoba government's funding of Legal Aid in that province- Ashley MacIsaac has ended his lawsuit against Google AI, presumably with a settlement in his favour- a police shooting in Longveille, PQ was partly captured on video- bodies were located in Smith Falls, ON under suspicious circumstances- a report has come out this week on a death in custody in Smithers, BC, which has been blamed on a short staffed RCMP detachment
My Life As A Landlord | Rentals, Real Estate Investing, Property Management, Tenants, Canada & US.
This episode includes resources for Canadian Province of Newfoundland and Labrador including: Newfoundland and Labrador Residential Tenancies Act Landlord & Tenant - Digital Government and Service NL landlord-guide-for-landlords-tenants.pdf Abandoned Items Guidance Canadian Province of Newfoundland and Labrador landlord-pdf-section-16-personal-property-after-termination.pdf Housing, Legal Aid, Arbitration, Mediation, and any other helpful links in Canadian Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Contact - Digital Government and Service NL
PJ hears from Terry Shannon chair of the Cork City Local Community Safety Partnership (formerly the Policing Committee) who says the dispute sees more dangerous offenders on the streets Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jim O'Callaghan is a politician with leadership ambitions and a reform agenda. But in his bid to overhaul Ireland's legal system, he has picked a high-stakes fight with a formidable adversary: the lawyers of Ireland. It has been a month since solicitors withdrew their services in a deepening row over criminal legal aid fees, and tensions look to be escalating. At the heart of the controversy is a new flat-fee payment model introduced by the Justice Minister, which he argues is necessary to control the spiralling cost of legal aid. For O'Callaghan, the stakes could hardly be higher. The minister has made the legal reform a cornerstone of his leadership ambitions. A victory could bolster his credentials as a future Fianna Fáil leader, but a stalemate could turn into a political crisis. And while the political battle intensifies, it is those seeking access to justice who may be paying the highest price. On today's Indo Daily, Tessa Fleming is joined by two of the Irish Independent's political team, Mary Regan and John Downing, to unpack the growing dispute, the political stakes and what it could mean for the future of the man at its centre.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
My Life As A Landlord | Rentals, Real Estate Investing, Property Management, Tenants, Canada & US.
This episode includes resources for State of Tennessee including: Landlord-Tenant Act in Tennessee Ultracode.pdf HHW_LAS_TN_URLTA_Renters_Rights.pdf Department of Health; Healthy Homes Renters Info: Renters TENNLandlordTenantBrochure.pdf your-rights-as-a-tenant-under-the-uniform-residential.pdf Tennessee landlords have rights when tenants abandon the premises | Spragins, Barnett & Cobb, PLC Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee & the Cumberlands. 1-800-238-1443 or go to www.las.org. Tennessee Consumer Affairs Division: 615-714-4737 (Consumer hotline) or email: consumer.affairs@state.tn.us or website www.tn.gov/consumer Legal Aid of East Tennessee www.laet.org (Bradley, Blount, Hamilton, Knox, Sevier, Sullivan, and Washington Counties).
The Law Society of Ireland held a national criminal defence solicitors meeting today after a long running dispute over the legal aid flat rate fee. Yesterday, criminal defence solicitors in Dublin overwhelmingly agreed to continue into next month with their withdrawal of services over opposition to the payment model. Meanwhile, Tipperary is just down to one solicitor to take on free legal aid cases after 33 others in the county resigned.Maura Derivan, a member of the Tipperary Solicitors' Bar Association and former President of the Law Society joins Shane to discuss.
Courts reporter, Vivienne Traynor looks ahead to a High Court challenge to the new criminal legal aid payments scheme.
Órla O'Donnell, Legal Affairs Correspondent
Cork-based solicitor, Tom Coughlan reacts to the latest developments in the criminal legal aid payment dispute.
Jerry spoke to Commissioner Noeline Blackwell of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission which has raised major concerns about the disruption resulting from the dispute over free legal aid fees. The IHREC has raised major concerns about the impact of the current disruption to the criminal legal aid system on people’s access to justice, particularly those in situations of vulnerability and disadvantage.
Paul hears more from Cathal Malone of Thomas Coughlan Solicitors Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Minister for Justice has announced changes to the controversial criminal legal aid scheme, agreeing to split payments so solicitors receive two-thirds of their fee at the start of a case and the balance at the end of proceedings or 12 months later. So is this enough to stop the row? Solicitor Michael Finucane discussed this with Anton
Solicitor Cora Sherlock breaks down the ongoing legal aid crisis, where Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan's new single-fee structure for criminal legal aid has triggered solicitor strikes, leaving defendants without representation and causing court backlogs to spiral. She also explains how the Personal Injuries Assessment Board works, tracing its origins from a 2003 Act designed to […] L'articolo A Question of Law – Legal Aid Strikes and Insurance Premiums – Cora Sherlock, Solicitor proviene da Radio Maria.
Tomorrow Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan will meet with Law Society of Ireland representatives to discuss the ongoing dispute over fees in the free criminal legal aid system. With neither side backing down, three more days of walk outs are due to take place from Tuesday. Fiachra was joined by Cork-based criminal solicitor Frank Buttimer.
When a defendant in a court case is granted legal aid, the State pays. Before a reform of the payment system introduced on July 1st, solicitors could bill the Department of Justice €239.38 for their first appearance in court for their client and €59.86 for each subsequent one. The invoice is called a legal aid certificate.Defendants frequently face multiple charges that are heard together in the same sitting. Before July 1st, the solicitor could invoice for each charge, meaning multiple payments for each client. In the past 18 months more than 100 cases involved at least 10 invoices being sent to the Department concerning individual clients whose charges were dealt with together or in quick succession before the District Court.In the reform of the payment system, solicitors will now receive a flat fee of €520 per criminal legal aid client.Many solicitors on the legal aid panel have rejected this new payment model, and withdrew their services for two days this week.The Minister says he will meet the Law Society to discuss its concerns about payment reforms, but as he has previously said the reforms will stay, is there any hope of resolution?Irish Times political correspondent Cormac McQuinn explains.Presented by Bernice Harrison. Produced by John Casey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Following recent changes to funding for legal aid and ongoing conversations about access to justice, family lawyers across the country are having to rethink how they structure pro bono work, reduced-fee arrangements, and client intake, particularly for vulnerable Australians who rely on that funding most. In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Jerome Doraisamy welcomes back Justice Network founder and director Hayder Shkara to discuss what the legal aid funding changes actually mean in practice for family lawyers and their clients, how reduced or restructured funding affects access to justice for vulnerable Australians, particularly in family law matters, how boutique and mid-sized firms are adapting their pro bono and reduced-fee offerings in response, and practical recommendations for the profession and for policymakers going forward. If you like this episode, show your support by rating us or leaving a review on Apple Podcasts (The Lawyers Weekly Show) and by following Lawyers Weekly on social media: Facebook, X and LinkedIn. If you have any questions about what you heard today, any topics of interest you have in mind, or if you'd like to lend your voice to the show, email editor@lawyersweekly.com.au
Jim O'Callaghan, Minister for Justice, discusses the ongoing pay dispute with free legal aid solicitors and new rules on e-scooters.
Teresa Mannion, RTÉ Regional Reporter and Kathy McDarby, solicitor in Ballinrobe
Day two of the withdrawal by criminal defence solicitors is underway across Dublin. With services continuing to be suspended in the District, Circuit and Central Criminal Courts in a dispute over changes to the legal aid payment system. Joining Jonathan this morning to discuss this further was Social Democrats Justice Spokesperson TD for Dublin Central, Gary Gannon and Solicitor Michael Finucane.
Vivienne Traynor, RTE Courts Reporter, discusses the latest escalation by legal aid solicitors in their dispute over the imposition of a new payment scheme. Rachel Morrogh, Chief Executive of Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, outlines how the ongoing row could impact victims survivors awaiting their day in court.
Paul talks to top Cork solicitor Frank Buttimer about the escalating dispute with the government about Legal Aid cases and hears listener opinions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Prof Yvonne Daly, Prof at the School of Law and Government at DCU
Barry Lenihan, Political Correspondent, discusses the latest in the dispute between the justice minister Jim O'Callaghan and the legal profession as one hundred Dublin-based solicitors have said they will resign immediately from the Criminal Legal Aid panel.
July 13, 2026 ~ Chris Renwick and Lloyd Jackson discuss an upcoming July 21st fundraiser with Alec Kanno at Sexy Steak and Legal Aid and Defender Association CEO Michelle Johnson. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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The pay row between the Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan and solicitors working in the District Courts on criminal cases is expected to intensify next week. Paul was joined by Gary Mulchrone, a solicitor in criminal law at Thomas J Walsh Solicitors in Castlebar, and President of the Mayo Solicitors Bar Association.
Órla O'Donnell, Legal Affairs Correspondent
From the courtroom to The Hague, Greek-Australian, Her Honour Chrissa Loukas-Karlsson has built a remarkable legal career spanning more than four decades across Australia and the international stage.Joining Tom and Nick in The Distillery, the retired Supreme Court Judge reflects on a journey that began with the Aboriginal Legal Service and Legal Aid before leading to some of the highest offices in the legal profession. From appearing before international tribunals prosecuting war crimes to serving on the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory, Chrissa shares the experiences, challenges and defining moments that shaped her career.A fascinating conversation with one of Australia's most distinguished legal minds!This episode is brought to you by our good friends at:Pryor Tzannes and Wallis: https://ptwlaw.com.au/The Greek Providore: https://thegreekprovidore.com.au/Send us Fan Mail Support the showEmail us at ouzotalk@outlook.comSubscribe to our Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@OuzoTalkFollow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OuzoTalkFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ouzo_talk/
Solicitor Cora Sherlock examines the government's proposed flat-fee restructuring of criminal legal aid, which would replace the current day-rate model with a single €520 fee per client regardless of how many court dates a case runs to — and why solicitors are leaving the scheme rather than accept it. The episode also covers compulsory purchase […] L'articolo A Question of Law – Legal Aid Fees and Compulsory Purchase Orders – Cora Sherlock, Solicitor proviene da Radio Maria.
Many criminal legal aid solicitors have withdrawn their services in a row over a new fee structure. For more on this Eilish Barry, The Chief Excutive of the free legal aid centres know as FLAC.
PJ talks to solicitor Tom Coughlan who says the dispute with the government has devastated solicitors committed to working for justice Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This episode was originally published on May 28, 2024. Guests from a successful St. Louis collaboration discuss Legal Services of Eastern Missouri's (LSEM) Neighborhood Advocacy Program on Talk Justice. There are 24,000 vacancies and abandoned properties in St. Louis. LSEM was inspired by Legal Aid of Western Missouri's Adopt-a-Neighborhood program in Kansas City to start their own revitalization project. In 2018, they launched the Neighborhood Advocacy Program to start tackling the legal problems that create lingering neighborhood blight.
The Author Events Series presents Quiara Alegría Hudes & Ray Beauchamp | The White Hot & Misunderstood The White Hot takes the form of a letter from mother to daughter about a moment of abandonment that would stretch from ten days to ten years-an explanation, but not an apology. Hudes narrates April's story-spiritual and sexy, fierce and funny-with delicate lyricism and tough love. Just as April finds in her painful and absurd sojourn the key to freeing herself and her family from a cage of generational trauma, so Hudes turns April's stumbling pursuit of herself into an unforgettable short epic of self-discovery. In Misunderstood, Allen Iverson shares in searing clarity and touching candor his meteoric rise from impoverished child in the Virginia projects to high school champion to Georgetown University protégé of legendary coach John Thompson, and finally to NBA All-Star and Reebok's Vice President of Basketball. Quiara Alegría Hudes is an American writer. Her work includes the Pulitzer Prize winning play Water by the Spoonful, the Tony Award winning Broadway musical and major motion picture In the Heights, the animated film Vivo, and the essay High Tide of Heartbreak. As a prison reform activist, Hudes and her cousin founded Emancipated Stories, a platform where people behind bars can share one page of their life story with the world. Ray Beauchamp has been a criminal defense attorney in New York for the last fifteen years, having advocated for the rights of indigent people at the Legal Aid Society in Manhattan and the Bronx. Prior to Legal Aid, he clerked in the Second Circuit and served as managing editor of the Fordham Law Review. And prior to all that, he was a kid in West Philly, developing and nurturing a deep love of the 76ers. Because you love Author Events, please make a donation when you register for this event to ensure that this series continues to inspire Philadelphians. Books will be available for purchase at the library on event night! All tickets are non-refundable. (recorded 1/14/2026)
Steve Barham is the president and managing shareholder of Chambliss Bahner & Stophel, PC, a law firm based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. A graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, Steve has practiced in Chattanooga since 1998 and joined Chambliss in 2004. His litigation practice focuses primarily on healthcare and commercial business matters, and he now splits his time between leading the firm and representing clients. Before becoming firm president in 2025, Steve served as the firm's general counsel, advising on ethics, risk management, and professional responsibility. He serves on the Board of Legal Aid of East Tennessee, was appointed by the Tennessee Supreme Court to serve as an interviewer for Tennessee Bar applicants, and helped build the Stophel Scholars Program, an endowment supporting exceptional students at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. WHAT'S COVERED IN THIS EPISODE ABOUT LEADING WITH INTEGRITY AS THE LEGAL PROFESSION CHANGES Law firm leadership is changing fast, and the pressure is not only coming from technology. New business models, client expectations, and generational shifts are forcing leaders to think carefully about what should change and what should be preserved. Steve Barham's answer is rooted in the values that made the profession worth entering in the first place, including integrity, service, and the lawyer's role as a trusted advisor. Those values have to show up in the actual work of leading a firm. They shape how leaders work through conflict, how they protect relationships, how they talk to younger lawyers about the future of practice, and how they keep learning instead of assuming they already have the answers. For Steve, leading well means staying open to change without losing sight of the profession's larger obligations to clients, communities, and the rule of law. In this episode of The Lawyer's Edge podcast, Elise Holtzman talks with Steve Barham of Chambliss Bahner & Stophel about what is worth preserving in the legal profession, how lawyers can remain trusted advisors as technology changes the work, why service matters to the rule of law, and what it means to lead with integrity when the pressure to compromise is real. 2:32 - Steve's path from firm general counsel to managing shareholder 4:31 - Why interpersonal relationships are the backbone of a law firm 7:46 - Consolidation, technology, and changing client expectations for midsize firms 8:11 - Looking for opportunity instead of reacting from fear 10:08 - Staying focused on client service and relationships 11:00 - Why AI will change the work but not the trusted advisor role 13:12 - Teaching younger lawyers that business development is relationship-based 16:21 - Servant leadership and helping lawyers build careers they are proud of 19:01 - The books shaping Steve's thinking on business development and meaning 21:43 - What it means to maintain law as an honorable profession 27:07 - Walking the talk as a law firm leader 29:33 - Finding meaning outside the law through service MENTIONED IN LEADING WITH INTEGRITY AS THE LEGAL PROFESSION CHANGES Chambliss Bahner & Stophel, PC. | LinkedIn Steve Barham on LinkedIn The Activator Advantage The Meaning of Your Life by Arthur Brooks Get connected with the coaching team: hello@thelawyersedge.com The Lawyer's Edge SPONSOR FOR THIS EPISODE This episode is brought to you by the coaching team at The Lawyer's Edge, a training and coaching firm that has been focused exclusively on lawyers and law firms since 2008. Each member of the team is a trained, certified, and experienced professional coach—and either a former practicing attorney or a former law firm marketing and business development professional. Whatever your professional objectives, our coaches can help you achieve your goals more quickly, more easily, and with significantly less stress. To get connected with your coach, fill out our contact form.
This episode of Talk Justice explores an Ohio county's efforts to bring service providers together to ensure that families in crisis receive the help they need. The “No Wrong Door” model is already making big impacts in Washington County, Ohio, where the Family and Children First Council (WCFCFC) is building partnerships that raise awareness of community resources. Legal Aid of Southeast and Central Ohio (LASCO) partners in the effort to help local families. Subscribe to Talk Justice An LSC Podcast: https://play.megaphone.fm/a3ett1fzs9a1qjipaqdufa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Frank Buttimer, Cork-based criminal solicitor, outlines why criminal practitioners have begun withdrawing services from legal aid clients.
Solicitors involved in criminal legal aid have decided to halt work on bail cases between now and Friday. This is over planned changes to the fee structure for criminal legal aid cases. The Department of Justice wants to introduce a flat fee. Jerry spoke to Tralee solicitor Pat Mann.
This episode of Talk Justice explores an Ohio county's efforts to bring service providers together to ensure that families in crisis receive the help they need. The “No Wrong Door” model is already making big impacts in Washington County, Ohio, where the Family and Children First Council (WCFCFC) is building partnerships that raise awareness of community resources. Legal Aid of Southeast and Central Ohio (LASCO) partners in the effort to help local families.
For many Ohioans, navigating life's challenges depends on having access to the right support. On this episode, we're joined by the Ohio Access to Justice Foundation and Legal Aid of Southeast and Central Ohio to discuss the role Legal Aid plays in serving communities and connecting Ohioans with critical legal resources.
Lawyers and civil liberty groups are urging the Minister for Justice to reconsider plans to introduce a new fee structure for Criminal Legal Aid cases in the District Courts. Our reporter Kate Egan has more on this.
From murder to helping others. Find out about the path of Minnesota go getter Antonio Williams Find out more about his organization at www.toneup.org
We speak with attorney Meg Groff, whose memoir "Not if I Can Help It" recounts her experiences in the first years of her career (in the mid-1980s) when she was a Legal Aid attorney in rural Pennsylvania, working with mostly poor women who had been the target of domestic violence or abuse.
€123 million of taxpayers' money has been set aside for free legal aid this year… and Jeremy is raging. After hearing about a career criminal with 129 previous convictions back in court, he asks: why are we funding repeat offenders' defence, again and again? Adrian argues it's a constitutional right — access to justice and a fair trial, no matter who you are or what you earn. Jeremy wants a “three strikes and you're out” rule… while some callers go even further and say scrap legal aid altogether. From family law horror stories and massive legal bills, to “scrotes in tracksuits” and court translators, this one turns into an explosive, no-holds-barred debate.
Happy Mindful Monday Everyone! What does it look like to stand at the intersection of international business, civil law, and human rights? In this episode, Allie sits down with Joy Wakefield, a powerhouse lawyer and consultant who has dedicated her career to navigating complex systems of justice and equity. From her time as the Director of Human Rights and Equity at a university to leading the Justice Team at a Tribal Council, Joy has seen firsthand how law can be a tool for both systemic change and community healing. We dive into her journey—including her experience as an elected union executive and law professor—to discuss how she integrates a deep understanding of civil law with a heart for youth mentorship and community organizing. Whether you are navigating the corporate world or the non-profit sector, Joy's perspective on governance, leadership, and human rights offers the "Homecoming" we all need toward a more just and sovereign way of working. Meet Joy Wakefield Joy Wakefield is a lawyer and the founder of her own consulting firm. With a background that spans from Legal Aid to teaching at the Bora Laskin Faculty of Law, Joy holds degrees in International Business, Law, and Droit civil. Her career is a tapestry of service, including an internship with the UN and a clerkship for the Superior Court of Ontario. Beyond her legal practice, she is a dedicated volunteer in healthcare governance and a passionate mentor for the next generation of leaders. In this episode, they discuss: The Roots of Justice: Exploring the initial pull toward criminal law and human rights, and how witnessing the "front lines" of the legal system shapes a foundational worldview on equity. The Catalyst for Change: Identifying the pivotal moment that bridges the gap between a highly structured legal career and the leap into independent consulting and coaching. The Synergy of Service: How extensive volunteer work in healthcare governance and mentorship acts as a fuel source for professional mastery and community impact. The Sovereignty Mandate: Distilling the ultimate lesson in professional ownership—moving from being a "player in the system" to the architect of your own career. Redefining Success: Comparing the early-career definitions of "winning" in criminal law to a more mature, holistic view of what it means to truly succeed today. The Legal Edge in Consulting: Analyzing the unique strategic advantages and analytical perspectives that formal legal training brings to the coaching and consulting world. Dismantling the Success Myth: Addressing the most common misconceptions students and clients hold about what "true" professional achievement looks like in the modern economy. How To Connect w| Joy Substack LinkedIn The Growth METHOD. FREE Membership◦ Join Here! 1:1 GROWTH MINDSET COACHING PROGRAMS!◦ Application Form What are the coaching sessions like?• Tailored weekly discussion questions and activities to spark introspection and self-discovery.• Guided reflections to help you delve deeper into your thoughts and feelings.• Thoughtfully facilitated sessions to provide maximum support, accountability, and growth.• Please apply for a FREE discovery call with me!• Allie's Socials• Instagram:@thegrowthmindsetgal• TikTok: @growthmindsetgal• Email: thegrowthmindsetgal@gmail.comLinks from the episode• Growth Mindset Gang Instagram Broadcast Channel• Growth Mindset Gang Newsletter • Growth Mindset Gal Website• Better Help Link: Save 10%SubstackDonate to GLOWIGloci 10% off Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.