| Human Law Ezine - November 2014 Welcome to this month's edition of the Human Law Ezine, please take a look at my latest blog posts: - Government Cost Cutting, Expensive Legal Fees and DIY Litigants Create Dangerous Cocktail
As has been reported earlier this year, the government legal aid cuts have led to the former deputy speaker, Nigel Evans being unable to recover his £120,000 of legal costs despite being found innocent in charges of sexual assaults.
This is just one example of how the quest to save the legal aid bill as led to instances which fly in the face of justice
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- Why The Care Act 2014 Will Lead To More Disputes
The new Care Act will come into force in April 2016 and one of its key aspects is there is a cap on how much self-funders can be required to pay. It is set at £72,000 and there will also be changes to the mean theft threshold, which will rise from the current £23,250 to £118,000 for residential care
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