Access to Justice | OCR A-Level Law (H418)
Access to Justice
- 48 questions
- 3 subtopics
- Component 1: The legal system and criminal law
- Component 1
Whether people can actually use the legal system: what the state funds, what it no longer funds, and what fills the gap..
It covers government funding of civil and criminal cases, private funding and advice agencies and evaluating access to justice.
Sample questions from Access to Justice
Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.
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Government funding of civil and criminal cases
Besides the means test, what other test must be satisfied for criminal legal aid?
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The interests of justice test. -
Government funding of civil and criminal cases
Which body administers legal aid in England and Wales?
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The Legal Aid Agency administers legal aid in England and Wales. -
Private funding and advice agencies
How do specialist charities contribute to access to justice?
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Charities in specific fields such as housing, immigration or disability rights may offer specialist legal advice and representation to those affected by issues within their area. -
Private funding and advice agencies
How is risk transferred under a conditional fee agreement?
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The risk of losing is transferred from the client to the lawyer, who only gets paid if the case succeeds. -
Evaluating access to justice
Why is the cost of legal aid considered a disadvantage?
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Legal aid represents a high cost to taxpayers. -
Evaluating access to justice
What is meant by lawyers 'cherry-picking' cases under CFAs?
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Lawyers may only accept cases with strong prospects of success, leaving those with weaker but meritorious cases without representation.
The 3 subtopics
One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.
| Subtopic | What it covers | Questions |
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| Government funding of civil and criminal cases | Recall questions on the Legal Aid Agency, the family, housing and immigration cases that still qualify for civil legal aid, the means and merits tests, the interests of justice test for criminal legal aid, and the justice gap left by LASPO 2012. | 17 |
| Private funding and advice agencies | Recall questions on Citizens Advice, Law Centres, pro bono and Free Representation Units, trade unions and charities, and on private funding through conditional fee agreements and success fees, damages-based agreements, and before-the-event and after-the-event insurance. | 18 |
| Evaluating access to justice | Recall questions on the effects of cuts to legal aid on representation, advice agencies and vulnerable groups, the arguments for and against state-funded legal aid after LASPO 2012, and whether conditional fee agreements widen access to justice or encourage cherry-picking. | 13 |
How the guide is worked
Answering a question from memory stores it far better than reading the answer again. The guide runs that as a fixed procedure on one subtopic at a time, about twenty minutes a session.
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Step 1 · Closed book
Cover the answers. Work through one subtopic and write down what you can. Leave blanks where you have nothing.
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Step 2 · Open book
Go back to the top. Read each printed answer and write it out in full, including the ones you had right.
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Step 3 · Closed book again
Same questions, same order, from memory. The gap between pass one and pass three is the session result.
Read the full method, the return schedule and the research behind it.
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