Welcome to our update of the latest legal aid and access to justice news from January 2018.
David Gauke’s appointment as the Lord Chancellor: On 8 January 2018, following Theresa May’s cabinet reshuffle, it was announced that former solicitor, David Gauke MP, would be the new Lord Chancellor. He became the sixth Lord Chancellor in six years, and the first solicitor to be appointed to the post.
Welcome to our update of the latest legal aid and access to justice news from December 2017.
Young Legal Aid Lawyers welcomes the Government's decision to change the legal aid evidence requirements for victims of domestic violence.
The new Regulations, which will come into force on 8 January 2018, will remove the five year time limit for evidence of abuse and introduce new forms of acceptable evidence, including from social services, medical professionals and domestic violence support organisations.
Welcome to our update of the latest legal aid and access to justice news from November 2017.
Welcome to our update of the latest legal aid and access to justice news from September and October 2017.
Young Legal Aid Lawyers (YLAL) welcomes the final report of the Bach Commission on Access to Justice, published today (22 September 2017), as a vital contribution to the public debate about access to justice and legal aid.
Welcome to our summer update of the latest legal aid and access to justice news from July and August 2017.
Legal aid and Charlie Gard: Statement by Young Legal Aid Lawyers, 25 July 2017
Following the conclusion of the case concerning Charlie Gard and comments made in the final judgment by Mr Justice Francis on 24 July 2017, Young Legal Aid Lawyers (YLAL) has issued the attached statement concerning the financial means test for civil legal aid.
Please contact us at ylalinfo@gmail.com with any queries in relation to this statement.
Welcome to a bumper edition of the latest legal aid and access to justice news from May and June 2017.
On 11 May 2017, YLAL responded to the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) Consultation on Legal Aid Financial Eligibility and Universal Credit. The MoJ states that it is consulting on the impact of changes to the benefits system - specifically the introduction of Universal Credit to replace a number of previous benefits - on financial eligibility for legal aid.
