Flat Fees Break the Justice System | Belfast News

The justice system is in freefall as defense lawyers pull out en masse over a broken flat-fee payment model, leaving defendants without counsel and courts overwhelmed — with a 93% drop in legal aid certificates since last year, the Law Society’s president is demanding an independent mediator to fix what the Minister for Justice calls “smoothly running” operations. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/329b013bd7672350