Publisher:Legal Action Group
Series:legal aid,Access to Justice
Austerity justice
Description: 9781908407207
Austerity Justice looks at how the civil legal safety net was established and why it is now under threat, due to a combination of austerity policies and the casual indifference of a few powerful politicians to the state’s responsibility to provide a civil justice system that guarantees equality before the law regardless of means.
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About the author

Description: Steve Hynes
Steve Hynes is a freelance consultant and writer. He was previously director of LAG. He is a well-known commentator in the written and broadcast media...
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Steve Hynes, LAG’s director and author of Austerity Justice, assesses the cuts to civil legal aid that will take effect in April 2013. He...

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