Poor set to suffer most from legal aid cuts
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
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... so says Supreme Court judge Lady Hale, highlighting concerns about the extent of the impact of the cuts on access to justice. With 18 law Centres due to close and most areas of civil work removed from legal aid, she appears to have a point. Also a nice example of the passage of a Bill through Parliament - the government’s Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill has its second reading tomorrow.
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