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Will legal aid changes affect justice?

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A senior lawyer has warned that the £2bn legal aid budget which allows anybody, regardless of wealth, to defend their legal rights and and prosecute a just claim, cannot cope with the budget cuts the government is proposing. Carolyn Regan, chief executive of the Legal Services Commission, discusses the implications of reducing the budget.

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