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Unite delegate and solicitor Niamh O’Brady gave an impassioned speech in a debate on safe and secure communities at Labour party conference on Tuesday (September 27). Niamh highlighted that the legal aid system, which she said is in essence “the right to publicly funded legal representation and advice” has long been a “pillar of the […]
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Unite delegate Ruth Hayes told the Labour Party conference yesterday (September 25) of the devastating impact Tory cuts have had on people up and down the country – in particular for those seeking…Read more…
Our system of justice has become unaffordable to most. This sentence isn’t an exaggeration, placed at the beginning of this post just to get your attention. It is in fact a direct quote from Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, aka the head of our judiciary and president of our courts. A new…Read more…