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Lady Hale slams Tory cuts to legal aid
SUPREME Court President Lady Hale slammed the government’s devastating cuts to legal aid today.
She said the cuts, which were rolled out in England and Wales in 2013 by the Tory-Lib Dem coalition government, had caused “serious difficulties” to the justice system.
Baroness Hale, who will retire next month at the age of 70, said the problems were particularly evident in family courts.
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