Medical and legal practitioners have had a shared understanding for many years that the integration of services improves access to justice for vulnerable people. The view that access to legal assistance within a hospital is beneficial to the patient is supported by the findings of this evaluation.

This report summarises the core issues and possible responses to address this disadvantage, and examines specific issues and options for the Disability Justice Strategy for the ACT.

Many border communities experience complex and unique challenges in accessing justice and have a proportionally higher demand for legal services than other parts of Victoria and New South Wales. This report, by Victoria Legal Aid and Legal Aid NSW, outlines how the commissions will improve access to legal assistance along the Victorian/NSW border.

In 2018, the Law and Justice Foundation developed a resource which provided tabulation of data on legal needs for each generalist community legal centres (CLC) catchment. To best meet the requirements of the CLC sector, a bespoke measure of legal need was developed for inclusion in the resource. This paper provides further details on this...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are significantly overrepresented in the criminal justice system and face disproportionate disadvantage across the system. This review found that by funding culturally appropriate legal assistance services, the Indigenous Legal Assistance Program (ILAP) aims to ensure Indigenous people can access justice and can equitably exercise their rights.