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New Zealand's legal aid crisis is eroding the right to justice – that's unacceptable in a fair society

  • Written by Kris Gledhill, Professor of Law, Auckland University of Technology
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Most lawyers are happy to accept we’ll never be as popular as doctors. We are probably on a level with dentists: nobody really wants to see them – until they have a toothache.

Same with lawyers. Having to sort out a legal dispute without a lawyer can often be as problematic as doing dentistry on yourself.

Disputes about all...

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