NI: European Lawyers’ Day puts spotlight on criminal legal aid
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Suzanne Rice
Bars and law societies across Europe are today highlighting the importance of criminal legal aid in ensuring access to justice as part of European Lawyers’ Day 2019.
The fifth annual European Lawyers’ Day, an initiative of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE), is also highlighting the right of suspects to access a lawyer while detained.
European Lawyers’ Day was launched in 2014 to celebrate the common values of lawyers and their intrinsic role in the defence and promotion of the rule of law, as well as their contribution to the justice system.
Suzanne Rice, president of the Law Society of Northern Ireland, contributed to a one-off podcast to mark the occasion.
The podcast, produced by the Law Society of England and Wales, also heard from solicitors in England and Wales and Scotland.
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