Friday, March 7, 2014

Thousands of lawyers walk out over legal aid cuts

Thousands of lawyers staged a walkout Friday at major courts in England and Wales in protest at government plans to cut the legal aid budget by £220 million. Crown court proceedings in London, Manchester, Birmingham and Liverpool faced disruption, with only five out of 18 criminal courts sitting at the Old Bailey, while hundreds of solicitors and barristers also marched on the Houses of ... via http://ift.tt/1f5ynOW

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