The
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 led to an estimated 77 % drop in civil legal aid income for the NfP sector, forcing nine Law Centres to close and leading to the loss of 350 specialist advisers in the Citizens Advice service (see LegalAction magazine December 2016 / January2017, p
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 led to an estimated 77 % drop in civil legal aid income for the NfP sector, forcing nine Law Centres to close and leading to the loss of 350 specialist advisers in the Citizens Advice service (see LegalAction magazine December 2016 / January2017, p 1
Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 led to an estimated 77 % drop
in civil legal aid income for the NfP sector, forcing nine Law Centres to close and leading to the loss of 350 specialist advisers in the Citizens Advice service (see LegalAction magazine December 2016 / January2017, p
legal aid income for the NfP sector, forcing nine Law Centres to close and leading to the loss of 350 specialist advisers in the Citizens Advice service (see LegalAction magazine December 2016 / January2017, p 1
aid income for the NfP
sector, forcing nine Law Centres to close and leading to the loss of 350 specialist advisers
in the Citizens Advice service (see LegalAction magazine December 2016 / January2017, p 13).
However, the paper also suggests that there are reasons to believe that non-lawyer ownership will not lead to significant access gains because (i) those
in need of
civil legal services often have few resources and, for them,
legal aid is the answer, (ii) non-lawyer ownership is likely to be attracted to profitable
sectors of the market, (iii) some
legal services require the individualized attention of an experienced practitioner who charges high rates and the traditional worker owned partnership model may be the better approach
in this context and (iv) there may be reasons other than price causing people not to address
civil legal needs.