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A BLOG FROM THE FAMILY BAR

...in which I ricochet from too serious to too flippant and where I may vent, rant or wax lyrical at my own whim, mostly about family law. Constructive co-ranting welcome. More...

9 June 2015

LASPO Back in the High Court

On Wednesday 10 June (that’s tomorrow) the High Court will begin hearing a judicial review with far reaching implications for the ongoing implementation of the Government’s legal aid cuts. The Public Law Project has been instructed by the Official Solicitor on behalf of a vulnerable individual, ‘IS’, in a ‘systemic challenge’ to the operation of the Exceptional Case Funding (ECF) scheme, established by the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act (LASPOA) 2012.

So if anyone is at a loose end tomorrow, that will be an interesting one.

Full press release here.

 

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