Law Society President calls for independent mediator in legal aid dispute
9 September - 6 mins
Podcast Series
The Hard Shoulder
The President of the Law Society has called for an independent mediator to be appointed to help resolve the dispute over the new criminal legal aid scheme.
The dispute over the new flat fee payment scheme for criminal defense solicitors has caused nationwide disruption to court hearings and led to the majority of defense solicitors withdrawing their services.
Joining Shane for more on this is The Chair of the Criminal Law Committee at the Law Society of Ireland, Shane McCarthy...