In its final report, published this week, the commission, chaired by former Justice minister Lord Willy Bach, warned the poorest in society are being failed by a two - tier system, with thousands effectively cut off from legal advice and representation. (newlawjournal.co.uk)
On 14 September, at a Politeia event featuring former Minister for Legal Aid Shailesh Vara, the Liberal Democrat former Justice Minister Lord McNally intervened from the audience to say that «bandying about the term «access to justice» is really quite fraudulent» and criticised legal aid lawyers for «looking like 1970s trade unionists» when protesting outside the Ministry of Justice. (younglegalaidlawyers.org)
Other likely entrants are finance critic Lisa Raitt, foreign affairs critic Tony Clement and former justice minister Peter MacKay. (nationalpost.com)