Sentences with phrase «fight legal aid cuts»

Not exact matches

He has a proper understanding of the appropriate tension between the executive and the judiciary and he's got a good record fighting against cuts to citizen's legal powers, such as on judicial review and legal aid.

However, with free legal advice centres having to fight harder to secure funding while legal aid budgets are coming under continued pressure, there are concerns that many people who have been disadvantaged by cuts will be unable to assert their rights through legal action.

Finally, Laurie Penny wrote a brilliant article in the New Statesman calling for everyone who cares about justice to start fighting back against legal aid cuts.

He says: «In the current climate, where legal aid solicitors have already experienced a substantial pay cut in real terms over the past ten years and are now being told that the legal aid budget will be frozen until 2009 — 10, I am determined to fight for a fair deal for all.