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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 Mar 2015
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"4. What progress he has made on reducing the legal aid budget..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 Mar 2015
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"I thank the Minister for that answer. A month ago in the High Court, Lord Justice Laws described the Government’s proposal to have two-tier contracting as reasonable, “proportionate” and a “proper way” to proceed. The case has now gone to the Court of Appeal and a decision is expected imminently. …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 09 Sep 2014
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"Previous grooming trials have been characterised by intimidatory and vicious cross-examination by defence barristers, and often by multiple defence barristers. Will the Minister assure us that steps are being taken to stop that happening?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 12 May 2014
Criminal Justice and Courts Bill

"On a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. I wonder whether you could give me some guidance. For the third time in recent weeks a member of the Opposition Front-Bench team has been to my constituency without informing me—today it was the right hon. Member for Doncaster North (Edward Miliband); …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 06 May 2014
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"10. What his policy is on ensuring that legal aid is targeted at people with a strong connection to the UK...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 06 May 2014
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"According to a written answer that I was given recently, two firms of lawyers that specialise in suing active servicemen, Public Interest Lawyers and Leigh Day, have received £10 million in legal aid in the last three years, and the Ministry of Defence has subsequently spent many more millions on …..."
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Wednesday 9th April 2014

Asked by: David Mowat (Conservative - Warrington South)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much in legal aid claims has been paid to Leigh Day and Public Interest Lawyers in each of the last three years.

Answered by Shailesh Vara

The net payments to these firms over the past three years are shown in the table below.

Year

Public Interest Lawyers

Leigh Day & Co

2010/11

£439,268.02

£1,182,080.21

2011/12

£331,238.85

£1,216,888.66

2012/13

£54,387.48

£569,730.45

These payments cover all work undertaken by the firms under legal aid. The payments made will be offset by recoupment on successful cases where the opponent has paid the costs.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 18 Mar 2014
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"The recent orchestrated action by self-employed barristers in protection of their commercial interest is prima facie evidence of an anti-competitive cartel. Such a cartel would be illegal under EU and UK competition law. What can we do to uphold the law in this area?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 Dec 2013
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"9. What assessment he has made of the potential for further savings to the public purse from the justice system...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 Dec 2013
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"A unique feature of the legal aid system in the UK is that we pay a subset of practitioners several multiples of what we pay our Prime Minister. Can the Secretary of State give us some assurance that his changes and amendments to the legal aid system will bear down …..."
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