Lucie Boase, Author at Legal

Lucie Boase

Lucie is a paralegal specialising in actions against the police. She is Young Legal Aid Lawyers (YLAL) committee member and co-ordinates YLAL South West

INTERVIEW: Sara Ryan talks about justice for Laughing Boy

Posted by Lucie Boase - 1st December 2017

INTERVIEW: Sara Ryan talks about justice for Laughing Boy Connor Sparrowhawk. His name has got a superhero-like ring to it. ‘Connor Sparrowhawk, the boy who…’ But the boy who what?…

Life after LASPO: ‘We’re just scratching the surface’

Posted by Lucie Boase - 10th December 2015

It was April 2013, and the effects of LASPO were beginning to bite. Welfare benefit appeals were rocketing but the drop in supply of advice and the near eradication of…

Poor quality advocacy is endangering youth justice

Posted by Lucie Boase - 20th November 2015

Access to justice for young and vulnerable offenders is being endangered by variable advocacy standards amongst lawyers acting in youth court proceedings, a new report claims. The Youth Proceedings Advocacy…

Criminal courts charge ‘the start of plea bargaining system’, justice groups warn

Posted by Lucie Boase - 2nd November 2015

The criminal court charge is endangering the fundamental right to a fair trial and leading the UK towards a US-style system of plea bargaining, the House of Commons’ justice select…

Author: Lucie Boase

Lucie Boase

INTERVIEW: Sara Ryan talks about justice for Laughing Boy

Life after LASPO: ‘We’re just scratching the surface’

Poor quality advocacy is endangering youth justice

Criminal courts charge ‘the start of plea bargaining system’, justice groups warn