Independent Asylum Commission: Leeds Hearings

Head of Civil Legal Aid Policy warns of future problems

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Asylum: Appeals
Paul Newell
30m 51s

 

HRTV Issue:Asylum; Appeals
Duration: 30m 51s
Content: Overview and potted history of Legal Aid changes and the Legal Aid Services Commission. Increases in costs and implications to process. Financial implications of appeals process and the role of the merits test. Credibility issues across the scheme discussed. Future changes and the incoming fixed fee scheme. Revue regarding retrospective legal aid. Issues of contention regarding the legal aid system.
Name: Paul Newell
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Website: Protecting Fundamental Rights
Occopation: : Head of Civil Legal Aid Policy
Status: UK Professional
Nationality: UK National
Gender:Male
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Language: English

Date Recorded: 200907
Date Uploaded:040308

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