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Justice Ministry canes Legal Services Agency over dealings with lawyer

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Rod Vaughan | Wednesday November 28, 2012 | 5 comments

"This is taxpayer money being wasted by mismanagement in Wellington."

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Why the poor should give up crime

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We Say | Friday April 15, 2011

Public pays for rape case lawyer’s foul-up

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Jock Anderson | Friday April 15, 2011 | 1 comment

Why we can't tell judge's secret

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Jock Anderson | Tuesday September 14, 2010 | 1 comment

Top ten legal aid lawyers revealed

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Niko Kloeten | Thursday September 02, 2010 | 8 comments

Taxpayer legal aid bill jumps by $26 million

Niko Kloeten | Thursday September 02, 2010 | 4 comments

The amount of taxpayer money going to legal aid providers jumped 19% in the year to June 30, new figures from the Legal Services Agency reveal.

The Legal Services Agency paid $161.7 million (GST exclusive) to legal aid providers, in the year, up from $136 million last year.

About 67,000 people accessed legal services from about 89,000 legal aid grants, a 5% increase on the previous year.

In total the agency received about 100,000 applications for legal aid during the year.