Justice secretary offers to suspend latest slash in fees as talks with criminal law solicitors continueMichael Gove,the justice secretary and lord chancellor, has offered to suspend the latest 8.75% legal aid fee slash imposed on criminal law solicitors, or according to their representatives.
The conciliatory gesture follows a fresh round of talks this weeks between Ministry of Justice officials,the Criminal Law Solicitors’ Association (CLSA) and the London Criminal Courts Solicitors’ Association (LCCSA).
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Source: theguardian.com