Legal Aid, How Do I Access It?

When faced with a legal issue or a problem, Legal Aid is something that many people try to get access to, to try and get  help with paying for their legal fees, however, what areas of legal work does Legal Aid actually cover?  If you are about to go through a contentious Divorce, or battle with your ex-partner over access and arrangements for your children, can you get legal aid to pay for your legal bills? And How can you get access to Legal Aid?  Since the initial Legal Aid cuts way back in April 2013, with the Governments' bid to save around £350 million per year, what has been the main areas of Legal Aid funding that was cut, and what areas of legal work can Legal Aid still cover?  Tune in to this episode now, and do not miss out on listening to our host Hatti Suvari in conversation with Barrister Alexander Adamou, giving you the answers to these questions, key takeaways and much more!#legalaid #criminallaw #LASPO #civillaw #legallearning #getlegallyspeaking   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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A BIG warm welcome to the multi award-winning podcast, Get Legally Speaking, the UK's No.1 consumer podcast bringing you jargon free legal knowledge to empower you every-day! Do not miss out on listening to over 160 episodes, giving you hot tips and tons of free information on a variety of topics, in plain and simple English. We are not taught the law anywhere, and our episodes help you to understand and navigate everyday life, covering everything from your rights when shopping, as a tenant or a landlord, divorce, children/family disputes, navigating issues as a employee or an employer, building or neighbourly disputes, bringing you interesting and useful life hacks and much MUCH more! With over 5 million downloads, I, Hatti Suvari the founder of this revolutionary podcast, get chatting to the best legal minds in the business, bringing you the answers that we all NEED to know, stripping down the legal speak and making legal knowledge understandable and accessible to everyone. Don't forget to follow us on TikTok, Instagram and Facebook to get access to over 1,000 amazingly informative 60 second reels!