Legal Aid cuts and bidding
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Remind us to laugh when you are ever denied access to justice through not having enough money to pay a lawyer.
Cutting legal aid before led to the creation of a 'no win no fee' compensation culture. This will probably make it worse.
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The legal system thinks it IS the country, with a few other things eg a manufacturing sector, houses, services etc stuck on the side. I hate the 'fight whatever I am told to fight regardless of the rights and wrongs' approach of lawyers ( not just talking about criminal law). Anything that introduces a bit of a shake up to this system is a good thing in my eyes.
im sure when you are accused of a crime you didnt commit and cant afford a lawyer, you wont feel the same, access to legal council is an absolute right
There's some astonishing views in this thread.
I find any legal system where your chances of being found guilty are dependent on your level of wealth deeply worrying.
Cutting legal aid is going to lead to more miscarriages of justice.
I find any legal system where your chances of being found guilty are dependent on your level of wealth deeply worrying.
Cutting legal aid is going to lead to more miscarriages of justice.
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Erm, innocent until proven guilty?
To a degree I think it makes sense. The business models of law firms - both civil and criminal - seem wrong to me, and there's an awful lot of money floating around the industry rather opaquely. Am I right in thinking that about a quarter of solicitors are partners? No other business could run with that proportion of people in its top pay bracket.
On the other hand, as you say, everyone deserves high quality legal advice and counsel, particularly where their liberty is at stake.
I know a couple of judges, and they have both said that the last couple of years have seen an increase in litigants in person, which in turn has significantly increased their own workload. Effectively, the cuts are just pushing the costs onto the court system, and probably not saving a great deal of money.
On the other hand, as you say, everyone deserves high quality legal advice and counsel, particularly where their liberty is at stake.
I know a couple of judges, and they have both said that the last couple of years have seen an increase in litigants in person, which in turn has significantly increased their own workload. Effectively, the cuts are just pushing the costs onto the court system, and probably not saving a great deal of money.