The Law Society marked Access to Justice Day this week (8 September) by launching a campaign to raise public awareness of the help available, persuade policymakers to make changes to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012, and support solicitors in making their products and services more accessible. Law Society president Andrew Caplen, who has vowed to focus on access to justice, says: “Access to justice is a fundamental corollary to the rule of law. Without access to justice, the rule of law is nothing more than a concept, an ideal. If it is absent, legal rights cannot be exercised and legal obligations cannot be enforced.”
11 September 2014
Access to Justice Day
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