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unusual facts about Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012



Eric Sachs

He led a team of barristers that collaborated with Sydney Littlewood and other solicitors from the Law Society in formulating the legal aid scheme created under the Legal Aid and Advice Act 1949.

Margaret M. Morrow

She has received numerous awards, including the Bernard E. Witkin Amicus Curiae Award from the Judicial Council of California; the Shattuck-Price Award from the Los Angeles County Bar Association; the Ernestine Stahlhut Award from the Women Lawyers’ Association of Los Angeles, and the Maynard Toll Award from the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles.

Murder of Rosie Palmer

After a number of years during which very little was reported about the Rosie Palmer murder case, Armstrong returned to the headlines in September 2001 when he was granted Legal Aid to pursue a £15,000 compensation claim against Bernard O'Mahoney for "breach of confidence".

Pablo Almaguer

Almaguer was the first legal aid lawyer to serve on the State Bar of Texas Board of Directors, and the first attorney from Hidalgo County to be elected to the position of chair.

Teina Pora

However it is still uncertain whether the appeal will go ahead as Pora's application for legal aid is still pending.

Violent and Sex Offender Register

In December 2012, the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 was enacted, which made a number of amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.


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