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Law Society schemes to protect access to justice
The Law Society, plans to mitigate the effects of the cuts to legal aid by talking to some commercial law firms with a commitment to pro bono social welfare law which have agreed to fund strategic cases against public bodies including the government.
Another plan with the aim of protecting the disabled, is the piloting of a scheme to help disabled welfare benefit applicants, providing assistanceat work capability assessments and at tribunals. The Society hopes that this will become a mass participation scheme that will improve decision-making at all levels. The Guardian article explains the Society's approach to The welfare reform bill and the legal aid, sentencing and punishment of offenders (Laspo) bill.
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