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    Government response to legal aid review unlawful, High Court rules

    by Jess Glass Jan 31, 2024 2 minutes
    Source: PA Archive

    Parts of the Government’s response to an independent review into the criminal legal aid system were unlawful, the High Court has ruled.

    The Law Society of England and Wales took ministers to court after they did not increase the rates criminal defence solicitors receive for legal aid work by a “bare minimum” of 15% as recommended by the 2021 review by Lord Christopher

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