Posted 21.07.17
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Speaking at the launch of the latest issue of Proof magazine 'Life in the Justice Gap: Why legal aid matters', social housing barrister Liz Davies of Garden Court Chambers described some of the stories of people struggling to present their cases at tribunals, or to persuade a Judge not to evict them for rent arrears as 'heartbreaking'.
She argued that early access to free legal advice to resolve benefits problems would have cost less and prevented the human misery involved in these cases.
Warning of increasing legal aid advice deserts Liz Davies said: "There will come a time when there is legal aid in theory but no legal aid lawyers in practice."
