The National Pro Bono Centre Question Time Debate

“Legal Aid after the Election – One year on”

The Ministry of Justice Green Paper on legal aid proposes to remove areas of law from scope and to change the rules on financial eligibility.  What are the implications for access to justice in England and Wales?
 
Following on from the 2010 LawWorks event “Legal Aid after the Election”, the National Pro Bono Centre was delighted to hold the second Legal Aid Question Time.  Panel members included key representatives from the main political parties and from the representative professional bodies. The audience included lawyers from all practice areas, members of the advice sector and other key legal aid stakeholders.

Panel included:
Jonathan Djanogly MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Justice
Lord Bach, Shadow Justice Secretary
Diane Burleigh, Chief Executive, ILEX
Desmond Hudson, Chief Executive of the
Law Society of England and Wales
Peter Lodder QC, Chairman of the Bar Council
Chairman:  Joshua Rozenberg, Legal Journalist and Commentator

The event was covered by the Law Gazzette. The article is written by Catherine Bakshi. You can read her views here:

The Legal Aid debate's full transcript can be found here:

We thank everyone that attended.