I have spoken a few times before about how important I know Legal Aid is to people. I have no intention, at the moment, to retread that ground.
I have spoken also, about the cuts made to tLegal Aid and how much more difficult it will make Access to Justice for those mos tin need of it.
That’s why today, I’m very proud that the Law Society of Scotland has launched its #DefendLegalAid campaign.
The Glasgow Bin Lorry case continued to march on this week as Michael Matheson, the Scottish Justice Secretary, announced that Legal Aid would be provided for the families seeking to bring a private prosecution against the driver, Harry Clarke. I don’t think the private prosecution will succeed, but I don’t want to swell on the merits of the action itself here. I want to look … Continue reading State Aid for Private Prosecution
…or how I developed a new respect for the Law Society. Last November the Law Society of Scotland (or ‘LSoS’) released it’s Discussion Paper on the Future of Legal Aid in Scotland, setting out what changes it felt could be made. At the time I, amongst others, came out pretty resolutely against many of the reforms they suggested, since I felt they would damage the ability for the … Continue reading Re-Solving Legal Aid…
Paul Cruikshank 