Yn ei araith allweddol gyntaf ers cael ei benodi’n swyddog cyfraith a phrif gynghorydd cyfreithiol Llywodraeth Cymru, dywedodd y Cwnsler Cyffredinol fod  canlyniadau polisi cyni Llywodraeth y DU wedi golygu bod Gweinidogion y DU yn rhoi mwy o bwyslais ar dorri costau gweinyddu cyfiawnder, yn hytrach na diogelu a chynnal hawliau pobl i gael mynediad i’r system gyfiawnder - sy'n hanfodol er mwyn creu cymdeithas decach a mwy cyfartal.
In his first major speech since being appointed as the Welsh Government’s law officer and chief legal adviser, the Counsel General said the consequences of the UK Government policy of austerity has resulted in UK Ministers placing a greater emphasis on cutting the cost of the administration of justice, rather than safeguarding and upholding the rights of people to access to the justice system – which is an imperative in the building of a fairer and more equal society.