Middle-class injustice: Too wealthy for legal aid, too pinched for 'average' lawyers' fees

3/8/2016

"An 'average' 5-day civil trial cost $56K last year, beyond the reach of most average people"

[1] http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/legal-aid-middle-class-1.3476870

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