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25 April 2023
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LNB NEWS: Law Society comments on problems new justice secretary will face

The Law Society has commented that it believes that the new justice secretary, Alex Chalk, will have ‘their work cut out to tackle the problems plaguing the crumbling courts system’, as he will have to ‘tackle the problems plaguing the crumbling courts system’.

Lexis®Library update: President of the Law Society, Lubna Shuja, has said that that she is looking forward to working with Chalk to help fight for improved access to justice for all and tackle the backlogs, crumbling courts and a shortage of judges and court staff.

Source: Crumbling courts system must be tackled by the new justice secretary

This content was first published by LNB News / Lexis®Library, a LexisNexis® company, on 24 April 2023 and is published with permission. Further information can be found at: www.lexisnexis.co.uk

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