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The Bar called for legal aid for families involved in inquests over state-related deaths. Responding to the Ministry of Justice review of Legal Aid for Inquests, it said funding should be made at an equivalent level to state bodies and private bodies carrying out state functions, and not be means tested.
The Bar called for legal aid for families involved in inquests over state-related deaths. Responding to the Ministry of Justice review of Legal Aid for Inquests, it said funding should be made at an equivalent level to state bodies and private bodies carrying out state functions, and not be means tested.
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