“Proposed cuts to the legal aid budget will cost more than they save and could leave more than half a million people ‘silenced in court’, legal experts have warned.”
The Independent, 14th February 2011
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“Proposed changes to legal aid will have a ‘devastating impact’ on the most vulnerable in Wales, it is claimed.”
BBC News, 14th February 2011
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“This response is made by the Inner Temple Bar Liaison Committee which is the representative body for practitioner members of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, one of the four Inns of Court to which all barristers must belong. The committee represents 3,275 barrister practitioners.”
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The Inner Temple, 9th February 2011
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“Last week’s adjournment debate on legal aid cuts in the House of Commons marked a change in tone among MPs who, before Christmas, had not made much of the Ministry of Justice’s proposed £350m annual cut to the legal aid budget. What became evident in the debate, secured by Labour MP Yvonne Fovargue, is that MPs are starting to feel the pressure on this issue at a constituency level – from solicitors, citizens advice bureaux, barristers and groups who work with, and represent, vulnerable people.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 10th February 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Evidence to a distinguished panel of non-lawyers gives MPs a powerful reminder of the need for publicly funded legal advice.”
The Guardian, 4th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A case by 100 families against a drug company collapsed when legal aid dried up. As the cuts bite, expect more such failures.”
The Guardian, 1st February 2011
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“Plans to remove Legal Aid for clinical negligence cases would damage access to justice and allow risks taken by doctors to go unchecked, according to the father of a boy who died after a medical blunder.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st January 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A move to discontinue legal action brought by families who blame an epilepsy drug for causing defects in their children suffered a delay today (28 January).”
The Independent, 28th January 2011
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“A solicitor who has battled for years on behalf of disabled and elderly residents of care homes has been told she will get no legal aid work in the coming year – because of a typing error.”
The Independent, 31st January 2011
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“Legal professionals in Wales have expressed concerns about reforms to the legal aid system.”
BBC News, 23rd Janaury 2011
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“Lord Justice Jackson has sent the Lord Chancellor his response to the Ministry of Justice consultation paper on civil litigation funding and costs. The consultation closes on 14 February 2011.”
Judiciary of England & Wales, 20th January 2011
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“Legal aid cuts will make it impossible to challenge pharmaceutical companies in the courts, the BBC has been told.”
BBC News, 18th January 2011
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“Two law firms, Public Interest Lawyers and RMNJ, have successfully fought a judicial review case against the Legal Services Commission (LSC).”
The Lawyer, 20th December 2010
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“Delays in processing legal aid applications are leaving some defendants in London’s Crown and magistrates’ courts unrepresented, criminal solicitors have warned.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 16th December 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Ahead of Justice Secretary, Kenneth Clarke QC MP’s appearance before the Justice Select Committee tomorrow, the Family Law Bar Association (FLBA), which represents family barristers in England and Wales, has warned of the potentially dangerous consequences of the planned cuts to civil legal aid.”
The Bar Council, 14th December 2010
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
“Last month’s green paper on legal aid proposed a ‘single gateway’ to what remains of a decimated, post-cuts legal aid scheme – a ‘simple, straightforward’ telephone service. The idea is to build on the helpline set up by the Legal Services Commission in 2004, Community Legal Advice.”
The Guardian, 13th December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Divorce can be a highly complex issue and many people going through it feel legal representation is vital. Until now, legal aid has been available to fund it, but new legislation means it will no longer be available in England and Wales.”
BBC News, 8th December 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“These are dark days for junior legal aid lawyers. Even before the cuts to the legal aid budget were announced last month, they were struggling to get by on salaries that are among the lowest in the public sector (£16,650 for trainee solicitors and £10,000 for trainee barristers, rising to little more than £25,000 after several years in the job). Now they’re bracing themselves for their practices to be decimated as many of their clients lose eligibility for state funding.”
The Guardian, 3rd December 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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