Equality Before The Law
The law is meant to treat all citizens alike; it is no respecter of persons .All people should therefore have the same legal rights and have the same legal rights and have the same access to the legal system. Consideration of Race, Colour, Creed, Religion, Wealth, social status and official position must be irrelevant to how people are treated by the court system.
However, concerns have been expressed about the extent to which this principle applies in the UK:
Legal disputes may be prohibitively costly, for many, and only the wealthy can afford to be represented by top lawyers.
Access to legal aid is not always easy and may exclude people from middle-income groups
Judges may be biased against ,for instance .women, ethnic minorities and the poor because they tend to come from narrow and privileged social and educational background