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Unreliable Evidence: Legal Aid

29/12/2010

Legal Aid

BBC Radio 4 - Unreliable Evidence, Legal Aid

Clive Anderson and guests discuss proposed Government cuts in the legal aid budget.

Clive Anderson and guests discuss how proposed Government cuts in the legal aid budget could affect our access to justice.

In this week's edition of Unreliable Evidence, Clive Anderson and a panel of top lawyers discuss concerns that proposed Government cuts to the legal aid budget will deny access to justice for the poor and weak in society.

The Ministry of Justice proposals target the civil and family law budget and will severely restrict legal aid available for divorce, welfare, employment, immigration, clinical negligence and personal injury cases.

Chair of the Bar Council, Nicholas Green QC warns that the cuts, which include a 10 per cent reduction in lawyers' fees, will create 'justice desserts' as barristers and solicitors increasingly opt out of legal aid work.


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