London lawyers refuse legal aid jobs in dispute over fees
by Jon Ungoed-Thomas from World news | The Guardian on (#6111W)
Cases rejected include assaults on health workers and harrassment offences
Solicitors in London are turning down new instructions for defendants accused of assaults on emergency workers and harassment offences in an escalating dispute over legal aid fees.
Criminal defence lawyers in the capital are already refusing burglary cases because they say legal aid fees are too low.
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