“Several hundred angry barristers met in London last weekend and another 250 joined the meeting by video link from throughout England and Wales. They endorsed a resolution warning that ‘the public interest demands that family legal aid is funded at a level which ensures quality advocacy for all clients; further cuts to the fund will put families (particularly vulnerable families) and children at grave risk’.”
The Times, 12th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk