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Criminal cuts go ahead
Government response to duty contract consultation The Government has announced its intention to press ahead with plans to dramatically reduce the number of…
Crime legal aid cuts: your view
What is this all about? The Government has announced a new consultation on cuts to criminal legal aid, specifically its plans to…
CILEx enquiry
“The future of the legal workforce-can paralegals meet market needs?”…
Manchester meeting on 23.09
Justice Alliance North and Access to Advice are organising a public meeting about the future of free, publicly funded advice during the…
Legal Aid Update: Training notes
On 11 June we ran a seminar to update members on some of the key changes brought about under the Legal Aid, Sentencing…
Residence test vote for MPs
A vote is scheduled on Wednesday 9 July between 11am and 2 pm in the House of Commons on the Government’s proposed regulations to introduce…
Commons debate on JR 17 June
On 17 June 2014 the House of Commons will debate parts of the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill that relate to judicial…
JR regulations need scrutiny
We have submitted concerns about new regulations on legal aid for judicial review to the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. This is a…
Protest in the press
Thank you to all our members who supported the protest against legal aid cuts on 7 March. It is inspiring to see…
New SRA consultation
YLAL has responded to the new consultation of the Solicitors Regulation Authority, “Training for Tomorrow: Regulation Review”. This consultation aims to remove…