legal aid
On legal aid, the government has chosen the wrong path
If the government continues with planned legal aid cuts, they will find strong opposition from all sides in both Houses of Parliament, and from all decent people, writes Lord Bach.
On Legal Aid, the government’s sums don’t add up
The Tory-led government is planning a major reduction in the scope and availability of Legal Aid, writes shadow justice minister Andy Slaughter MP.
Citizens Advice Bureaux “under threat” from government cuts
Reports suggest Citizens Advice Bureaux are under threat from closure, with the CAB chief exec warning of a "real threat to vital funds", reports Shamik Das.
Legal aid cuts will decimate advice services for the most vulnerable
Will Horwitz reports on the increase in opposition to the government's cuts to legal aid.
Legal aid: The gravy train is still on track
Eleanor Besley asks why Kenneth Clarke’s proposals for legal aid have not resulted in more public outrage?
Legal aid training scheme cuts will hit the poor hardest
The Junior Lawyers Division, Young Legal Aid Lawyers and the shadow legal aid minister Lord William Bach joined forces yesterday to condemn the Government for scrapping the legal aid training contract grants scheme.