Proceeding contribution from Lord Maclennan of Rogart (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Monday, 15 November 2010. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Legal Aid and Civil Costs Reform.
Legal Aid and Civil Costs Reform
My Lords, I welcome the reference to promoting alternative dispute resolution to accelerate and simplify the resolution of disputes. Can my noble friend indicate what the criteria are to be where exceptional funding for excluded cases is awarded? In particular, will he recognise that it is an issue not just for the excluded individual but for the courts, because if a case is of a particular complexity it can clog up the courts: a point that was made by a former Lord Chief Justice and a former Master of the Rolls when a previous Conservative Government cut legal aid?
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- Criminal proceedings Care proceedings Asylum Damages Debts Civil proceedings Bureaucracy Coroners Crown Court Legal profession Employment Housing Fees and charges Education Legal aid scheme Immigration Domestic abuse Insurance Legal costs Discrimination Judicial review Forced marriage Family proceedings Mental illness Negligence Social security benefits Reform Telephone services Conditional fee agreements Expert evidence Legal Aid Procurement Review Community Legal Advice Civil Litigation Costs Review
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