“A Government agency which provides legal advice to millions of people is to cut 600 jobs and close a number of offices, staff were told today.”
The Independent, 4th November 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Cuts in funding for the courts or legal aid fees risk damaging the diversity of the legal profession, the courts and the judiciary, according to the Bar chairman.”
The Times, 1st November 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A solicitors’ firm reaped gross earnings of nearly £9 million from defending cases on criminal legal aid in one year, according to new figures released today.”
The Times, 30th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Significant progress is being made towards a new scheme of graduated fees for lawyers in very high cost criminal (VHCC) cases, Justice Secretary Jack Straw said today.”
Ministry of Justice, 24th October 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“The legal profession’s attempts to attract applicants from more diverse backgrounds are being undermined by continuing public disputes, including rows about the cutting of legal aid fees and claims of racial discrimination, it is feared.”
The Guardian, 15th September 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Fat cats living high on the hog of taxpayers’ money – or impoverished toilers at the front line of the criminal justice system? Lawyers who do legal aid work have always had a bad press and no one shed a tear when ministers announced radical reforms to curb the soaring costs of the £2 billion legal aid scheme.
The Times, 11th September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The legal aid dispute which threatened to delay the start of the trial of a 17-year-old accused of murdering Rhys Jones in Liverpool has been settled.”
BBC News, 4th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The trial of a teenager accused of murdering the Liverpool schoolboy Rhys Jones could be delayed after he was left without a senior barrister because of a government limit on legal aid.”
The Times, 30th August 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A consultation on draft regulations made under section 57 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 regarding the disclosure of information from the Department of Work and Pensions and Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs in order to facilitate the assessment of a defendant’s financial eligibility for legal aid at the magistrates’ court.”
Ministry of Justice, 26th August 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Bereaved families are struggling to represent themselves at inquests because of government curbs on when relatives should receive legal aid.”
The Times, 13th August 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Back-from-the-dead canoeist John Darwin and his wife Anne have been awarded legal aid to fight attempts to recover their assets.”
BBC News, 25th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Justice Minister Lord Hunt has made a written ministerial statement on a consultation on the Family Graduated Fees Scheme, which governs payments to barristers for family legal aid work.”
Ministry of Justice, 18th June 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Some of the most vulnerable children in society will lose out as a result of plans to cut legal representation in publicly funded family law cases, family barristers have warned.”
The Bar Council, 17th June 2008
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
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