Post by jman on Sept 8, 2011 23:36:55 GMT 1
Law Society Gazette has an article on how the underming of our justice system by the legal aid cuts will damage the UK's international reputation. extract and link to full artilce below.
"Legal aid reform could be 'business deterrent'Thursday 08 September 2011 by Catherine Baksi
The government’s legal aid reforms could undermine the reputation of the English legal system and deter people from doing business in the UK, the chair of the Commercial Bar Association has warned.
Michael Todd QC (pictured) told the Gazette that the English legal system boasts exceptional judges and practitioners who are known to be supremely adept at constructing contracts and drafting.
But he said: ‘What is attractive to people when they think of doing business in the UK is the fact that we adhere to and promote the rule of law and access to justice.’
Todd warned that the government’s plans to restrict legal aid would deny access to justice to many who lacked financial means, and undermine the rule of law.
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Rest at link below
www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/legal-aid-reform-could-be-039business-deterrent039
"Legal aid reform could be 'business deterrent'Thursday 08 September 2011 by Catherine Baksi
The government’s legal aid reforms could undermine the reputation of the English legal system and deter people from doing business in the UK, the chair of the Commercial Bar Association has warned.
Michael Todd QC (pictured) told the Gazette that the English legal system boasts exceptional judges and practitioners who are known to be supremely adept at constructing contracts and drafting.
But he said: ‘What is attractive to people when they think of doing business in the UK is the fact that we adhere to and promote the rule of law and access to justice.’
Todd warned that the government’s plans to restrict legal aid would deny access to justice to many who lacked financial means, and undermine the rule of law.
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Rest at link below
www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/legal-aid-reform-could-be-039business-deterrent039