Djanogly

• Legal aid's last stand
  Posted on April 18, 2012 by Louise Restell
  Legal aid might not be dead yet, but it is certainly on life support. The route to justice for thousands of people, including children, victims of domestic violence, disabled people appealing decisions to cut welfare payments and patients who have suffered at the hands of a negligent doctor, is slowly being choked off. And yet there has been more press coverage about having to pay VAT on a hot pasty.
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  Posted in: Legal aid
  Tagged: Djanogly, Ken Clarke, LASPO, legal aid, Nadine Dorries, no win no fee, welfare payments
• Insure your way to justice
  Posted on March 21, 2012 by Louise Restell
  I am instinctively distrustful of insurance companies, despite the fact that a good portion of my monthly income goes into their coffers to keep my car on the road, the roof over my head and, in theory at least, provide me with an income if the worst happens and I can’t work. Hopefully, I will never have to call on my policies, although that only seems to reinforce the feeling that my hard-earned cash is just lining someone else’s pocket.
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  Posted in: Justice system, Legal aid, Legal services
  Tagged: access to justice, before-the-event insurance, consumers, Djanogly, insurers, LASPO, legal aid cuts, legal expenses insurance, LEI