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Pouring cold water over legal aid “reform”...

Andy Howells

9th September 2014

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A man from Liverpool has been jailed for throwing a jug of water at a Magistrate. A level law gold! Great discussion starter for magistrates, the impact of legal aid cuts, or even for LAW02 issues such as transferred malice. Actually a more unpleasant case than it sounds when you read the detail!Top stuff and hat tip to @tweetlawfeet for the story. To quote the defending barrister in the subsequent case:"If they had had legal assistance the incident may never have happened".

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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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