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Blogs written by Save Legal Aid members have been published on websites of our partner charities.

Press coverage of the Save Legal Aid Campaign

The Guardian has published an article highlighting the ongoing campaigns against the proposed changes to criminal legal aid.

People to lose choice over their solicitor in government proposals to bring price competition into criminal legal aid

A new government consultation proposes to introduce price competitive tendering (PCT) for criminal legal aid. The Law Society, which represents solicitors in England and Wales, warned that the changes would undermine the tradition that clients can choose which lawyer represents them in court. This could impact on the quality of representation available in criminal cases.

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New Law Centre for Ealing

Some good news! A new law centre has been born to fill that justice gap. Ealing Law Centre was part of a successful consortium, led by Nucleus Legal Advice Centre, and last week won a £200,000 for a one-year interim service.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/law/2012/jul/20/legal-aid-new-law-centre