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You really need to read up on changes to legal aid in the UK.

• jdietrich 7y ago
  I'm well aware of the cuts to legal aid and have lobbied against them. It is worth noting that the changes to legal aid have primarily affected civil law, with the effects on criminal law being primarily limited to means-testing for high earners and an 8.25% reduction in overall fees paid to legal practitioners. Although it is clear that the cuts have significantly impacted family, immigration and welfare benefits cases, it is not clear that they have affected the fairness of the criminal legal system.
  • hdfbdtbcdg 7y ago
    Why should an innocent richer person have to use their life savings defending a charge of which they are innocent? (Of course the poorer person would be found guilty and sent to prison so the system is even more unfair for them.)
  • DanBC 7y ago
    They've definitely affected criminal law. The secret barrister's book describes it quite well.
    • hdfbdtbcdg 7y ago
      8.25% is significant cut. I wonder if that is inflation adjusted?