Benevolent fund braced for flood of claims from reform-hit barristers
The Barristers’ Benevolent Association (BBA) is bracing itself for a massive rise in the number of hard-up barristers asking for help as a consequence of the Government’s legal aid reforms. About £500,000 is raised every year to help barristers who have fallen on hard times through circumstances beyond their control – most notably illness. This […]