| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Begum granted legal aid | |
| Posted by: | Jonathan Callaway | |
| Date/Time: | 16/04/19 10:27:00 |
| Leslie, as a former magistrate I can only agree with you. Yet we can see in the press every day how the court of public opinion rushes to judgement and feels able to condemn individuals and pronounce sentence all in one easy headline. 'Twas ever thus. Let the law take its course. I agree with you also that the constraints on access to legal aid have become ever more pronounced. As a result the efficient running of the courts is being impacted more and more by defendants who feel they have no choice but to represent themselves. |