{"product_id":"poverty-law-and-social-change-john-chesterman-9780522847390","title":"Poverty Law and Social Change: The Story of the Fitzroy Legal Service","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eTraces the evolution of the Fitzroy Legal Service from a thorn in the side of the legal profession to a valued contributor to legal debate.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaw for the Poor' and 'Lawyers for the People' declared the headlines that announced the opening of the Fitzroy Legal Service in December 1972. In a dingy town-hall basement in one of the poorest suburbs of Melbourne, this new legal service set out to do the unthinkable: to provide free legal advice to all comers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlmost a quarter of a century later, under an equally radical Liberal government, the Fitzroy Legal Service has found itself cast in the unlikely role of a defender of the status quo against reforms that threaten judicial independence and restrict the availability of legal aid.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Chesterman traces the evolution of the Fitzroy Legal Service from a thorn in the side of the legal profession to a valued contributor to legal debate. In this process, he provides an entertaining and perceptive account of the forces that have prompted legal reform in Australia from the early 1970s, particularly in the development of legal aid.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Chesterman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0522847390\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780522847390\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Melbourne University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs","brand":"John Chesterman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48453315133695,"sku":"9780522847390","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_23eb4ded-967f-4d97-a7c3-6e5bfc3354f3.jpg?v=1777299539","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/poverty-law-and-social-change-john-chesterman-9780522847390","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}