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21 results found for '"Legal aid"' in Keywords.
Judges manipulating rules (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview on court cases where judges are manipulating their discretion to persuade people to plead guilty and not elect trial by jury to reduce legal aid payouts and the financial effect this is having on...
Accident claim help line for the public (1983)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the setting-up of an accident help line to deal with unsubstantiated compensation claims. The speakers include: Andrew Lavy, Accident Help Line. Male reporter not identified (poss. Tim Crook).
Frank Galbally on Kevin Barlow case (1986)
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- Interview
Frank Galbally, lawyer of Briton Kevin Barlow who is facing the death sentence in Malaysia, says that he believes he can have Barlow pardoned. He says that Barlow has been denied basic justice, largely...
Ian Sheridan on drug damage and the British legal system (1987)
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- Interview
Ian Sheridan, legal advisor to the Action Group, on the faults of the British legal system with regard to damage done by legal drugs. He talks about how the system cannot cope when numerous people are...
Ernest Saunders can’t meet lawyers bills (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Nick Skeens reports on ex-chairman of Guinness, Ernest Saunders, sacked after his alleged involvement in the pay-off conspiracy during a takeover, representing himself in court today. His solicitor...
Guinness trial (1988)
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- News report; Press conference
John Alcock reports on the trial of former Guinness chief executive, Ernest Saunders, one of six top businessmen who appeared before Bow Street magistrates in London (26/09/88) on charges relating to alleged...
Widows pensions reinstated following legal battle (1989)
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- Interview
Jane Winter of the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) on a successful test case where 4 widows won back their rights to a pension following withdrawal under social security reforms in April. The CAB and Child...
Heysel Stadium disaster - Liverpool fan found guilty in Belgium (1989)
- Genre
- Interview
Gillian Evans, wife of Gary Evans, who has been found guilty at the Heysel Stadium disaster trial, talks about the outcome, how her husband has been made a scapegoat, and the quality of his legal advice....
Relatives campaign for disaster compensation law (1989)
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- Interview; News report
Grieving disaster relatives are joining forces in a campaign for changes in the law, to improve compensation claims for those who lost loved ones in incidents such as Lockerbie and Zeebrugge. They are also...
Lord Mackay on legal aid reform (1989)
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- Interview
The Lord Chancellor Lord Mackay (James Mackay) talks about changes in the legal aid system allowing children to receive legal aid in their own right and previous instances where children have not been...