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2022-06-30T13:11:00+01:00By John Hyde1 comments

Minister says he wants to allay any concerns that victims of Horizon scandal will have to meet their own legal costs again.

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Commentary and opinion

Why is Raab so keen to hand the SRA extra powers?
By John Hyde1 comments
New fining limit has been rushed through to make it look as if the government is acting on 'enablers'.
Pro bono left to pick up the slack
By Emma Curryer2 comments
Attempting to fill the gap left by an exodus of lawyers from the criminal justice system is an impossible task.
Setting the record straight on barristers' pay
By Monidipa Fouzder5 comments
The public would be alarmed to know how much legal aid lawyers actually earn.

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