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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Challenges to the outcome of the government’s tender for new legal aid contracts appear inevitable after a former insider at the Legal Aid Agency alleged the contract procurement process was botched. Criminal defence practitioners were told last Thursday if they had won one of a reduced number of contracts to provide 24-hour cover at police stations. Full story - The Law Society Gazette
FOCUS OF THE DAY: Challenges to the outcome of the government’s tender for new legal aid contracts appear inevitable after a former insider at the Legal Aid Agency alleged the contract procurement process was botched. Criminal defence practitioners were told last Thursday if they had won one of a reduced number of contracts to provide 24-hour cover at police stations. Full story - The Law Society Gazette
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