The public defender system has drawn heated exchanges from lawyers who have argued passionately for and against the provision of such a publicly funded legal service. The merits and demerits of the public defender system are examined in the following article by Jon Robins. : it-to

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The public defender system has drawn heated exchanges from lawyers who have argued passionately for and against the provision of such a publicly funded legal service. The merits and demerits of the public defender system are examined in the following article by Jon Robins.

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Jon Robins, 'What is the real price of justice?' (2001) The Independent, 9 January

'Defence lawyers stand between state and the citizen. They serve a vital interest in democracy under the rule of law.' So declared the Lord Chancellor, Lord Irvine in a parliamentary debate only a couple of years ago.