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FOCUS OF THE DAY: The Court of Appeal has called for clarity over ‘disgracefully complex’ legal aid legislation after an elderly man was committed to prison in the absence of publicly funded legal representation to which he was entitled. Full story - The Law Society Gazette
FOCUS OF THE DAY: The Court of Appeal has called for clarity over ‘disgracefully complex’ legal aid legislation after an elderly man was committed to prison in the absence of publicly funded legal representation to which he was entitled. Full story - The Law Society Gazette
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