The organisation, which is the industry’s governing body in Jersey, is considering a range of changes that could see the number of legal aid certificates fall, including potentially cutting the number of areas of law covered by the system and altering income threshold brackets so that lower earners pay more towards their bill.
It is reviewing the Island’s Legal Aid policy, which, according to a survey of local lawyers, is believed to place ‘too high a burden on the profession without recompense’.
The work forms part of the Chief Minister’s Access to Justice Review, which is a major investigation of Islanders’ ability to secure legal representation.
Full report in Friday’s JEP.
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