The issue focused on by an emergency committee is how to continue to provide legal aid to those who need it most. It was heard at the Law Society's annual conference in Cheltenham.It has been described as the most serious legal challenge to the legal aid system for many years.It will also allow the Law Society to review its legal aid policies and performance.It will also consider whether it should become a statutory body. But it will not have the power to implement new policies and changes to its legal aid budget