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Barristers' legal aid rebellion 'risks collapse' of top fraud cases (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=en_za&usg=AFQjCNGZ3XcVmPb9uDXXwxHKOrY71vIEZA&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778491745407&ei=ssliU-jFFY_AgQeeNw&url=http://www.theguardian.com/law/2014/may/01/barristers-legal-aid-protest-collapse-fraud-fair-trials)
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A series of high-profile fraud prosecutions are at risk of collapse after a crown court judge halted a trial because specialist barristers are refusing to represent defendants in protest at 30% cuts in legal aid fees. Accepting key arguments made by ...
£5m fraud case collapses after David Cameron's brother attacks legal aid cuts (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=en_za&usg=AFQjCNEdr6_usQHHh3MQD1Xv9u7ZtxyCSg&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778491745407&ei=ssliU-jFFY_AgQeeNw&url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/10800924/5m-fraud-case-collapses-after-David-Camerons-brother-attacks-legal-aid-cuts.html)Telegraph.co.uk
Serious fraud trial abandoned after David Cameron's QC brother Alexander ... (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=en_za&usg=AFQjCNEuapoiEjqm_i9kZ-zZJzHWAz0mKA&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778491745407&ei=ssliU-jFFY_AgQeeNw&url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/serious-fraud-trial-abandoned-after-david-camerons-qc-brother-attacks-legal-aid-cuts-9310820.html)The Independent
Government's legal aid 'failure' halts major fraud trial (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=en_za&usg=AFQjCNE86wUYvxzUp_bDPTJ91VCW8qwb7A&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778491745407&ei=ssliU-jFFY_AgQeeNw&url=http://www.channel4.com/news/legal-aid-fraud-trial-alex-cameron-chris-grayling-stayed)Channel 4 News
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