Society launches campaign to fight legal aid cuts
In an attempt to improve the economy, the Coalition government has once again introduced 'cuts' and this time it is for legal aid. As you may all know already, legal aid essentially provides financial assistanace for people who cannot afford legal representation. Not only is it worrying that cuts are being introduced in so many sectors and departments of the economy, but these cuts are being done to the detriment of the less privileged people in society. In my opinion, this clearly demonstrates how much the less fortunate people of this country suffer and will continue to suffer under the current government. Times are very hard.
The new proposed cuts will also bring revised requirements for those who can qualify for such a right. However, Chancery Lane has warned, it would only mean that the most unprivileged would benefit.
The proposed cuts will also have a negative impact on the judicial system as a whole since as many as 550,000 cases would be lost due to a lack of funding and even more disturbing, is the fact that lawyer's fees would reduce by 10%.
Clearly, action needs to be taken and the Law Society should be applauded for taking such a proactive approach in trying to rectify the situation. In tackling the issue both at a community as well as national level (especially as a campaign will be run for Parliament) there is no doubt that their voices will be heard. We can only hope that this would be enough for the Coalition government to have a change of heart. Ultimately, we can only imagine that it is an inevitability that the government would seek to introduce cuts elsewhere in the legal environment. The question is, where next?
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