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Shattered: Cuts to legal services have affected thousands, but are barely reported

The cuts that broke the justice system

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"I was passionate about my work and because of the cuts I can no longer do it."

Domestic violence solicitor: ‘I’ve been forced out by government cuts’

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Prison crisis: Some lay the blame for current crisis at the feet of former justice secretary Chris Grayling

Court ruling wipes away the last remnants of Grayling’s MoJ legacy

Authoritarian period at department mostly wiped away as Grayling loses new court case

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Children and vulnerable young people are among the groups most particularly impacted by the cuts

Legal aid cuts are denying justice to the most vulnerable

Children and people with learning difficulties have been left without essential legal advice and support

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"In this time of austerity – and in the middle of a housing crisis – what remains of publicly funded legal advice is vanishing"

Legal aid cuts have ripped the heart out of our justice system

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The Supreme Court yesterday took the unprecedented step of allowing the appeal halfway through the ruling

Supreme Court knocks down last vestige of Grayling’s legacy

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Campaigners claim changes to legal aid have prevented victims of domestic violence from accessing justice

Court rules against legal aid restrictions for domestic violence victims

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Homeless protesters in Manchester

Manchester homelessness camp likely to shut after protestors denied legal aid

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Mothers facing separation from their babies in prison have no lifeline for legal aid

Legal victory triggers court challenge to legal aid cuts

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Victorious? Gove looks set to have faced down legal strike

Gove smells victory as legal strike starts to fall apart

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Justice panic: Public statements from MoJ clash with behind-the-scenes nerves

MoJ tries to keep a brave face amid signs of legal strike panic

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Michael Gove faces first big test as barristers vote for legal aid action

Tested: Gove faces MP grilling as barrister vote triggers panic in court system

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Jeremy Hunt: The price of everything and the value of nothing

Pick of the Week: Jeremy Hunt’s costly prescription

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Legal strike: How solicitors plan to bring the system to its knees

Anatomy of a legal strike: How lawyers are bringing the system to its knees

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Barrister strike? Solicitors and barristers could work together against cuts to legal aid

Gove faces court chaos as wildcat legal strike spreads

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High times: Drugs featured in two of our top stories this week

Pick of the Week: High Times

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Decision time: Will barristers join with solicitors to fight legal aid cuts?

Baptism of fire: Gove facing de-facto legal strike

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Gove decoded: The new justice secretary talks a big game - but will the proposals match the rhetoric?

Gove decoded: Is the new justice secretary serious about fixing the justice system?

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King John signs Magna Carta - even as a fairy story, it has political impact

Cameron has betrayed every principle he mentions in his Magna Carta speech

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