In brief: Legal aid
Plans to reform the financial eligibility tests for legal aid could mean more people abandoning cases for fear of losing their homes, say lawyers. The most radical change would require people with more than £3,000 equity in their homes to contribute from the equity to the cost of their cases. ...
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