Lawcast 108: Michael Burdett - Unbalancing the Scales of Justice

Feb 24, 2009 in Barristers, Courts, Legal, Solicitors

Lawcast 108: Michael Burdett Today I am talking to Michael Burdett, a solicitor and consultant with HCL Hanne & Co in London. He is a past-president of the London Criminal Courts Solicitors Association and founder committee member of the Criminal Law Solicitors Association. In last week’s Law Society Gazette, Michael Burdett wrote an article entitled UNBALANCING THE SCALES OF JUSTICE - the sub headline for which was “The Legal Services Commission is colluding with ministers to undermine the the rights of suspects and defendants….” Listen to the podcast with Michael Burdett *** Podcast version for iTunes

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Lawcast 108: Michael Burdett - Unbalancing the Scales of Justice

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