Legal Aid to be cut

Title

Legal Aid to be cut

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

21 Jun 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:04:17

Description

Report on a new High Court ruling that could see a cut in Legal Aid to people who have previously been entitled to it, in order to help the Government save money. Speakers are Chairman of the Law Society, Mark Sheldon, and the Law Society’s Head of Professional Policy, Russell Wallman. Alastair Lawson-Tancred reports.

Contributors

Mark Sheldon; Russell Wallman; Alastair Lawson-Tancred

Keywords

Legal procedure; Government; Social security; Law; Cost reduction; Courts; Legal systems; Civil and political rights; Law Society; High courts; Legal aid; Court administration

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