For the whole of my practising career, which began at the time that Tony Blair became PM, lawyers and their fees have been under attack. Legal aid formed about 1/3 of my practice in 1997; I did many disputes concerning residential property interests where legal aid assisted.
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Within a few short years, legal aid was effectively withdrawn for the sort of cases I was involved in. The result is clear - people with few assets and middle incomes now find it impossible to litigate, largely unless insurance policies enable them to do so.
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Jun 24, 2022 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
In this increasingly polarised polity, we find politicians looking for other ways to attack those that they disagree with. The latest is a series of complaints to professional regulators against political opponents based on specious arguments about the rule of law.
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Parliamentary sovereignty is the cornerstone of our constitutional settlement. The proceedings in Parliament are absolutely privileged. This has consequences. Without more and among other things, courts cannot go behind UK legislation or enquire into the things said there.
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