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Focus of the Day Article:
Lawyers label extra funding ‘but a drop in the ocean’. The long-awaited Ministry of Justice (MoJ) review of its legal aid cuts has left lawyers largely disappointed. The post-implementation review of LASPO (the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012), published last week, pledges a further £5m towards technological solutions and £3m to help litigants in person.
Full story - New Law Journal
Lawyers label extra funding ‘but a drop in the ocean’. The long-awaited Ministry of Justice (MoJ) review of its legal aid cuts has left lawyers largely disappointed. The post-implementation review of LASPO (the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012), published last week, pledges a further £5m towards technological solutions and £3m to help litigants in person.
Full story - New Law Journal
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