The day Pete Gotch met Jeremy Corbyn

It’s not every day you meet the leader of the Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn on the steps of your local Magistrates Court. What a nice man. His view on Legal Aid and access to justice for all is of course close to our hearts at John Onions Solicitors.  He supported the Bach Commission’s report on Access to Justice, published in September this year, which in short, makes recommendations for general policy changes in relation to legal aid. You can read the full report here.

As legal aid solicitors for the past 20 years, we have seen the effect the decline in legal aid funding has had, not only on practitioners but on those facing the justice system – both in criminal and civil proceedings.