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‘Inherently unfair’ legal aid cuts go before Appeal Court
PRISONERS will be able to challenge cuts to legal aid after the policy was judged “inherently unfair” by the Court of Appeal yesterday.
Two charities acting on behalf of vulnerable inmates won permission to apply for a judicial review of the cuts.
A High Court decision to block the case, brought by the Howard League for Penal Reform and the Prisoners’ Advice Service (PAS), was overturned by judges Lord Justice Leveson, Lord Justice Tomlinson and Lady Justice Sharp.
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