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Over 200 defence solicitors are withholding services through August in a high-stakes standoff over legal aid payments, sparking court delays and justice system chaos. The dispute erupted after July’s new District Court fee model failed to account for complex cases involving addiction or mental health — cases that demand more time and resources. Despite the Minister’s revised proposals, solicitors rejected them outright, pushing their own counterplans through the Law Society. Meanwhile, a High Court ruling exposing systemic failures in bail hearings has forced the government to urgently compile a list of active legal aid solicitors to prevent further miscarriages of justice.

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