The Government's plans for drastic legal aid cuts have been confirmed today by Justice Secretary Ken Clarke, alongside wholesale backing of the Jackson reforms of civil litigation costs. The plans were unveiled today (21 June) in the new Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill, with the Government ploughing ahead with previously laid-out cuts in a bid to significantly reduce its £2.1bn annual legal aid bill.
June 21, 2011 at 11:47 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Legalweek
The Government’s plans for drastic legal aid cuts have been confirmed today by Justice Secretary Ken Clarke, alongside wholesale backing of the Jackson reforms of civil litigation costs.
The plans were unveiled today (21 June) in the new Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill, with the Government ploughing ahead with previously laid-out cuts in a bid to significantly reduce its £2.1bn annual legal aid bill.
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