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June 2, 2010

Refugee & Migrant Justice facing closure – TAKE ACTION!

RMJ, a charity that provides free legal advice and representation to asylum seekers, is facing possible closure as a result of the…

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May 27, 2010

Kat Craig and Adam Straw awarded young legal aid lawyers of the year 2010

YLAL is delighted that committee member Kat Craig was awarded the title young legal aid solicitor of the year at the Legal…

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May 12, 2010

Ken Clarke in charge at the MOJ

Ken Clarke will be able to come to the MOJ with a fresh pair of eyes and an open mind. YLAL’s main…

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May 5, 2010

Legal aid after the election – write to your new MP

Please take the opportunity to write to/email your newly elected MP to highlight to them why legal aid is important and the…

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March 22, 2010

MOJ announce criminal legal aid cull

The Minsistry of Justice has today announced plans to reduce the number of criminal legal aid firms dramatically by July 2011. YLAL…

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March 10, 2010

YLAL PATRON JON SNOW HOSTED ‘CLOSING JUSTICE GAP’ AT YLAL’S 5th BIRTHDAY!

A collection of essays about improving access to justice… Closing the Justice Gap: some new thinking about an old problem… produced by…

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February 24, 2010

Launch of Save Legal Aid campaign

YLAL welcomes the launch of the Alliance for Legal Aid’s campaign to Save Legal Aid….

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February 4, 2010

MOJ response to ‘Refocusing on priority cases’

On Wednesday 3 February the Ministry of Justice published its response to its 2009 consultation paper ‘Legal aid: refocusing on priority cases’….

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January 22, 2010

Human Rights Lawyers Association lecture

Human Rights Lawyers Association lecture on access to justice as a human right — Wednesday 10 February 2010, 6pm with YLAL meeting…

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