Landbanking case reported in Wall Street Journal

Phil Smith, solicitor for Dale Walker in the case of R v Crawley, has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal in connection with the continuing fall out from the dispute between Ministry of Justice and Barristers regarding the cuts in rates paid to barristers in Very High Cost Cases.

It has long been an argument put forward by the legal profession that damaging cuts to the legal aid system would affect the reputation of the UK as having the best legal system in the world.  It seems the interest in the case from the world’s media bears out these concerns.  Read the article in the Wall Street Journal at  http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303749904579579491037640928

In addition, Phil’s hard hitting views on the case have been published by the Huffington Post – again highlighting the impact of this case on the perception of the British justice system around the world – http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/philip-s-smith/legal-aid_b_5377816.html