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£5 million fraud trial halted amid row over cuts to legal aid

A judge has been forced to halt a serious fraud trial as a number of the defendants were unable to find representation due to the recent cuts to legal aid.

Barristers and Solicitors stage mass walk-out over cuts to legal aid

Criminal courts across England and Wales have been severely disrupted after barristers and solicitors staged a mass walkout in protest of government plans to slash legal aid fees.

Legal Aid Changes Will Cause “Irreversible Damage to our Justice System”

Government plans to cut £220 million from the annual criminal case legal aid budget in England and Wales by putting contracts out to tender has come under fire from barristers who say it promoted the “lowest possible quality of service”.