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Legal aid system faces severest cuts in its history
The government has announced major changes to the system of civil legal aid in England and Wales.
Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke said civil legal aid would only be routinely available in cases where life or liberty was at stake.
Funding for a wide range of disputes, including some divorce cases and clinical negligence, is to be axed.
The BBC's Daniel Sandford reports.
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