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Thursday, May 23, 2013 ** NEW **
Lawyers stage protest at Parliament over legal aid
Author: @ 12:04:00 PMBarristers and solicitors gathered outside the Houses of Parliament yesterday in protest against proposed changes to legal aid.
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Thursday, May 23, 2013 ** NEW **
PCT means justice only for those who can afford it
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Thursday, May 23, 2013 ** NEW **
Eddie Stobart Legal Aid
Author: @ 10:18:36 AMPCT "cuts the balls from legal aid and replaces them with child's slinkies"
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Thursday, May 23, 2013 ** NEW **
Legal aid: Solicitors on government court proposals
Author: @ 10:13:00 AMSunday Politics West Midlands reporter Elizabeth Glinka went to Birmingham City University's law school to cross-examine some witnesses and hear how the changes could affect the profession.
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Thursday, May 23, 2013 ** NEW **
An example of what will happen to justice if PCT becomes a reality.
Author: @ 10:10:04 AMTom Wainright, who successfully defended student Zak King against charges of violent disorder, explains how the proposed legal aid reforms will affect cases such as his.
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Thursday, May 23, 2013 ** NEW **
Clive Stafford Smith explains why adequately funded legal aid is so important
Author: @ 10:06:15 AMClive Stafford Smith addresses the #savelegalaid rally.
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Thursday, May 23, 2013 ** NEW **
Legal aid lawyers fight to save justice
Author: Ed Stradling @ 9:59:14 AMSolicitors and barristers from across England & Wales rally outside Westminster in support of the #saveukjustice campaign.
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Thursday, May 23, 2013 ** NEW **
The fight to save legal aid
Author: Ed Stradling @ 9:48:10 AMA video investigating the implications of the legal aid reforms proposed by Chris Grayling.
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 ** NEW **
We've come a long long way together
Author: Jonathan Black @ 9:05:07 AMWe are here because, despite the recurring fear and threats that we face when we meet these challenges, we have a spirit that fights and continues to campaign. The spirit of Neil Baxter who was amongst those who set the trail for the anti PCT campaigners of today lives on. Neil would have loved to have tweeted, lobbied and simply worked all hours to SaveUKjustice.
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Sunday, May 19, 2013
Justice System 2016: The Fallout from PCT
Author: Jonathan Black @ 7:16:02 PMWalking along the high street in 2016 ...I am approached by a person wearing a high vis vest. I was intrigued to know what " Mind the Gap" was all about. I found out that many of their clients were not represented at court because they could not afford private representation and, because they were fortunate enough to be in (albeit poorly paid) employment, were not eligible for legal aid , but the vast majority were represented by lawyers who they met only once , were clearly under pressure by their employer and the court to progress the case at speed in order to keep cost to a minimum, did not have time to discus their case with them, did not scrutinise the evidence and often advised the innocent to plead guilty. The Prisons were full .
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