Study finds low-income families cannot afford representation due to freeze in means test threshold Some of the poorest families in England and Wales are being denied legal aid because they cannot afford the financial contributions they are required to make, according to the Law Society.A study commissioned by the body that represents solicitors criticised the fact that many on low incomes are being deprived of access to justice by the very system that is supposed to support them. Continue reading…
Via: Poorest priced out of justice by legal aid rules, says Law Society

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