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Poor set to suffer most from legal aid cuts

Andy Howells

28th June 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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Andy Howells

Andy Howells is Head of Law at a large northern Sixth Form College and a former solicitor.

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