“A ‘cornerstone’ of the legal system, the universal right to a solicitor upon arrest, could be jettisoned in favour of means-testing under controversial plans drawn up by the Ministry of Justice.”
The Guardian, 25th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“It is easy for politicians to dismiss lawyers as self-seeking fat cats, but their concerns should be listened to.”
The Guardian, 23rd June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Law Society has backed the Family Justice Review’s ‘far-reaching’ proposals for reform, but urged the government not to proceed with the changes unless it can provide the money to implement them properly.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 23rd June 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Kenneth Clarke faced anger last night after threatening to scrap the automatic right of arrested suspects to receive free advice from a solicitor.”
The Independent, 23rd June 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The biggest winding back of access to justice in the legal aid system’s history is not getting the attention it deserves.”
The Guardian, 22nd June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, has today warned that access to justice will be systematically deprived as the Government published the response to its legal aid consultation.”
The Bar Council, 21st June 2011
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“Kenneth Clarke’s justice bill shows cuts to legal aid. Now the Legal Action Group has worked out the consequences of these cuts by region.”
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The Guardian, 21st June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Related link: Reform of Legal Aid in England and Wales: the Government Response, Cm 8072 (PDF)
“Liberty director says justice secretary’s £350m budget cut leaves only footballers and criminal defendants able to get legal advice.”
The Guardian, 21st June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Live coverage as controversial justice bill is accidentally published early.”
The Guardian, 21st June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The government has today confirmed its intention to press ahead with controversial reforms to legal aid with the publication of the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill. It also plans wholesale implementation of the Jackson reforms of civil litigation costs.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 21st June 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Indefensible legal claims for mistakes by doctors and nurses are being contested unnecessarily by ‘macho’ NHS lawyers, the head of the Law Society warned as the bill for damages exceeded £1bn for the first time.”
The Independent, 19th June 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A senior UN official has warned the government that cuts to legal aid and changes to lawyers’ fees will prevent claims, such as those in the Trafigura case, being brought against multinational businesses.”
The Guardian, 16th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“With the justice bill expected to be published at the end of the week, lawyers are gearing up for a major lobbying effort on both legal aid and civil costs reform. But just how powerful is that lobby?”
The Guardian, 14th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The testimonies that inform Unequal before the law? show how vital legal aid is for the most vulnerable.”
The Guardian, 13th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The government’s proposals to slice £350m out of the legal aid budget are a ‘false economy’ that will hurt the ‘vulnerable and socially excluded’ hardest, an independent inquiry warns on Tuesday.”
The Guardian, 14th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Theresa May confirms second postponement to publication of sentencing and legal aid bill amid row over plans to reduce jail terms for offenders who submit early guilty pleas.”
The Guardian, 8th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Former billionaire could be entitled to claim up to £145 an hour in court costs under means-testing procedures introduced in 2010.”
The Guardian, 8th June 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The number of people who represent themselves in the civil courts – because they cannot afford a lawyer and fall outside the limits that are set for legal aid funding – is about to rise because of government funding cuts, leaving courts braced for a growing number of vulnerable people fighting their own, often chaotic, cases.”
The Guardian, 6th June 2011
Sourse: www.guardian.co.uk
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