64% Of Lawyers Believe Access To Justice Has Worsened Over The Last Decade
In a new survey of solicitors, commissioned by the Law Society, 64% of surveyed solicitors said overall access to justice for civil and criminal matters has worsened over the past 10 years. Nearly two thirds of all respondents cited the reduction in the areas covered by legal aid as amongst the biggest barriers to people accessing justice in England and Wales.
Law Society president Lubna Shuja, said: “Consistent underfunding of the justice system in the ten years since crushing legal aid cuts were introduced in 2013 means that people are all too often not able to get the support they need if they are unable to afford private legal fees..”
You can read the full survey here: PC Holder Survey 2022
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