Friday, December 18, 2009

Legal Aid Boycott Criticized

Criticism of Ontario's legal aid boycott is coming from a prominent lawyer.

Clay Powell saying those accused of serious crimes shouldn't have to bear the brunt of the dispute.

Powell is still taking legal aid cases despite a months-long boycott by the Criminal Lawyers' Association.

The association is upset with the gap between what lawyers are paid through legal aid and what provincial prosecutors earn.