Friday, November 27, 2009

Legal Aid Boycot Grows

A boycott of the legal aid system in Ontario could be widening to include all offences.

The Criminal Lawyers' Association is considering its options but some lawyers are pushing hard for an escalated protest to back demands for higher fees.

The boycott now only applies to cases involving guns and gangs and homicides.

Lawyers voluntarily take on legal aid work so the government can't force them back to work.