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Access to Justice Must Be Preserved - Dr Victoria Handley, Director of Handley Law Limited

24/06/13. Lord Neuberger President of the Supreme Court this week gave a strong warning that the cuts being made to legal aid and to the cost of litigation are likely to have a knock-on effect to the cost of the courts. Finally judges are speaking up to defend the rule of law. It's a welcome voice in these Post-Jackson days.

In 2011 there were 1.1 million working people suffering from a work-related illness. Over 27 million working days were lost due to work-related illness and workplace injury. Sadly there were 173 workers killed at work. On the roads, 1,901 were killed, 23,122 were seriously injured and 178,927 were slightly injured. Even more worrying are the recent reports about the NHS death rates. Between 1997 and 2010, there were...

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