Justice Minister Archives:
The legal aid argument has extended, in Northern Ireland, to include new proposals to recover monies in criminal cases in the case of a guilty finding. Legal Aid is the system which allows people to have their legal fees paid from a central fund and effectively allow them to get free legal advice and representation. [...]
The government has recently said that it will ban referral fees in personal injury cases. Justice secretary Ken Clarke said during a reading of the bill that the Ministry of Justice was considering a ban. However, the Legal Services Board has refused to lend support to an outright ban and this has drawn criticism from [...]
