Lawyer withdraws in legal aid row

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A mental health patient is set to go on trial without legal representation after his lawyer stopped work today as part of the escalating dispute over cuts in fees.

Legal case could affect Lagarde IMF prospects
Christine Lagarde's deft handling of the G20 presidency has made the French finance minister a frontrunner to become the first woman to run the IMF, but a potential legal inquiry could yet upset her chances.