In The Press

Following on from Duncan Lewis Practice Director Jason Bruce’s appearance on BBC Panorama’s “DIY Justice” the Solicitors Journal published an article covering former lord chancellor Kenneth Clarke’s statement that legal aid should be available to litigants who cannot afford representation only in cases where there is a ‘genuine public interest’.

Jason Bruce is mentioned in the article;

“Jason Bruce, practice director of Duncan Lewis solicitors, which is said to have claimed almost £15m in legal aid in one year, dismissed the notion of legal aid practitioners as 'fat cat lawyers' - a perception which is fed to the mainstream media by 102 Petty France at every opportunity.
'The vast majority of legal aid lawyers would be on a salary of between £22,000 and £40,000,' he said. 'It is important for everyone to understand that there is no gravy train. There is no bankrolling on public purse's money, which should be spent elsewhere.'

Joining Bruce in criticising the government's reforms was the former Court of Appeal judge Sir Alan Moses who, unlike many of his still serving brethren, was bold enough to speak out against the cuts.”