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05-01-2014, 08:54 PM
Fraud trial halted due to lawyers' boycott over legal aid cuts (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=en_za&usg=AFQjCNE2s25-dHme7ETZP9Pxyy2Wmygkhg&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&ei=crRiU6CYLMvugQfM5wE&url=http://www.theguardian.com/law/2014/may/01/fraud-trial-halted-lawyers-legal-aid-cuts)
The Guardian
A senior crown court judge has formally halted a complex fraud trial because expert defence barristers are refusing to represent the defendants in protest at 30% cuts in legal aid fees. The unprecedented decision by Judge Anthony Leonard QC to stay the ...
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A senior crown court judge has formally halted a complex fraud trial because expert defence barristers are refusing to represent the defendants in protest at 30% cuts in legal aid fees. The unprecedented decision by Judge Anthony Leonard QC to stay the ...
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