Category Archives: Legal aid

What goes around comes around: MPs and the legal aid cuts

Posted on May 6, 2012 by

It is a paradox that the rule stating people often rate their personal experience of something much more highly than the something as a whole does not seem to apply to politicians.  Thus surveys can show disaffection with the NHS … Continue reading →

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Knowing the price of everything and the value of nothing

Posted on May 2, 2012 by

And so the legal aid bill has ended its ignominious passage through Parliament and received Royal Assent.  It is, without a doubt, one of the most controversial pieces of legislation to come out of this most controversial of governments and … Continue reading →

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Getting away with murder

Posted on April 22, 2012 by

Last week I had the pleasure of having lunch with barrister Henrietta Hill.  We were at university together more years ago than would be polite to disclose.  I’ll admit to being slightly jealous that she has managed to achieve far … Continue reading →

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Legal aid’s last stand

Posted on April 18, 2012 by

Legal aid might not be dead yet, but it is certainly on life support.  The route to justice for thousands of people, including children, victims of domestic violence, disabled people appealing decisions to cut welfare payments and patients who have … Continue reading →

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Insure your way to justice

Posted on March 21, 2012 by

I am instinctively distrustful of insurance companies, despite the fact that a good portion of my monthly income goes into their coffers to keep my car on the road, the roof over my head and, in theory at least, provide … Continue reading →

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