Proceeding contribution from Lord Wallace of Tankerness (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Monday, 16 January 2012. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill.
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill
My Lords, it would not be appropriate to second guess, as it were, what the director of legal aid casework might decide on any individual case. Suffice to say that the purpose of having Clause 9 in the Bill is to take account of cases where the client would find considerable difficulty in presenting their own case and where there is, indeed, a complexity—these are not necessarily cumulative—in the important issues at stake. The fact that we estimate that some £6 million would be spent in dealing with these complex and lengthy cases is indicative of the fact that we do take—
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- 2010-12
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- Disability Children Compensation Appeals Administration of justice Asylum Carers Damages Costs Civil proceedings Court orders Health services Families Legal aid scheme Liability Expenditure Domestic abuse Insurance Migrants Legal costs Abduction Family proceedings NHS Low incomes Negligence Social security benefits Sentencing Young people UN Convention on the Rights of the Child Expert evidence Citizens' advice bureaux Law centres Mediation
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- Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill 2010-12
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