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Alberta defence lawyers to no longer take Legal Aid cases

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS, Aug 5, 2022 2:19 PM - REPORT AN ERROR

Defence lawyers working with Legal Aid Alberta have voted to stop taking any cases for two weeks.

They say it is their response to what they call the provincial government underfunding the system.

The Criminal Defence Lawyers Association, the Criminal Trial Lawyers Association, and the Southern Alberta Defence Lawyers' Association have been pushing the province to increase Legal Aid's budget in line with other Canadian jurisdictions.

Alberta Justice says it has reached out to all three organizations for a meeting.

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