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Barristers led a renewed attack yesterday on Con-Dem gutting of the legal aid system, accusing the government of putting "cuts before justice."
The Bar Council, which represents barristers across England and Wales, railed against bull-headed Justice Secretary Chris Grayling as his department officially closed its public consultation on the cuts.
Almost every professional body in the sector is now pitted against the government.
The government’s case for abolishing most jury trials doesn’t stand up to scrutiny, argues KIM JOHNSON MP – and it must be stopped before it does lasting damage to democracy
Former judge ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the details and controversy of Lucy Letby’s trial and appeal in the context of famous historical wrongful convictions that prove both the justice system and legal activists make errors
ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the government’s proposals to further limit the right of citizens to trial by jury
