Viewpoint: Justice for all will disappear

Paul Asplin chief executive DAS

It is all too easy to point at the manner of Lord Young's recent departure from government as the Prime Minister's enterprise adviser to suggest that he was out of touch with the real world. Some commentators had already made the observation back in October after he presented his Common Sense, Common Safety report to the media at Number 10.

Making ill-judged and insensitive comments to the press is one thing but the legacy of Lord Young's report and its wholehearted endorsement of the Jackson Review could cause far more lasting damage, not just to the legal expenses market in which brokers play such an important part but to the justice system itself.

Combined with the planned cuts to Legal Aid announced by justice secretary Ken Clarke MP, implementing Lord Jackson's proposals would dramatically reduce public access justice.

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