Bar Council warning over Legal Aid Bill

The Bar Council has warned of the significant threat posed to access to justice by the Government’s proposed legal aid cuts. Speaking at a fringe event, entitled “Can the Coalition deliver a fairer, more efficient and effective justice system?” at the Conservative Party Conference, the chairman of the Bar Council, Peter Lodder QC, said, “The Government’s cuts to legal aid, coming on top of successive rounds of cuts under the last Administration, will seriously undermine the efficiency of the justice system. Barristers operate on the front-line to ensure that our justice system works efficiently, effectively and, most importantly, fairly for all involved.”