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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Tristan Kirk

Government 'unlawful' when it snubbed 'bare minimum' pay hike for Legal Aid solicitors, says High Court

The Government acted unlawfully when it opted not to deliver a recommended “bare minimum” 15 per cent hike in Legal Aid rates for criminal defence solicitors, the High Court has ruled.

Solicitors warned that the justice system is “terminally broken” and set to “wither beyond repair” without proper funding, as they brought Judicial Review proceedings.

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