Cartridges participating in government review
Cartridges Law is asking people to write to the Lord Chancellor to urge him to reintroduce legal aid for early advice in housing and family law.
Penny Scott, managing partner at Cartridges Law, said: “We are supporting the Law Society’s Early Advice campaign because the benefits of early legal advice are clear. She said: "Not only does early legal advice help people to resolve their problems more quickly, it can also prevent problems from getting worse and becoming more costly for the individual as well as the taxpayer. Everyone can help by taking just two minutes to write to the Lord Chancellor and asking him to restore legal aid for early advice."
Since early legal aid was stopped by the Government in 2012, many people have been unable to get crucial legal advice to help deal with problems early and stop them from getting worse.
Research conducted for the Law Society shows a clear statistical link between getting early legal advice and resolving problems sooner. The research found that, on average, 1 in 4 people who receive early legal advice had their problem resolved within 3-4 months. For those who did not receive early legal advice, it took 9 months for 1 in 4 people to have resolved their issue.
For more information and to support the campaign, visit: www.lawsociety.org.uk/policy-campaigns/campaigns/early-advice
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