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August 31, 2007

Legal Aid Practitioners’ Group Conference with YLAL sessions 19th October in Oxford

This year’s full day LAPG conference will take place on 19th October at Macdonald Randolph Hotel, Beaumont Street, Oxford OX1 2LN….the line…

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August 27, 2007

YLAL update…August 2007

Read here to find out the latest developments in the Legal Aid debate… YLAL Update – August 2007   Press   Excellent…

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June 26, 2007

Young Legal Aid Lawyers appalled at Government’s response to the Constitutional Affairs Committee

Young Legal Aid Lawyers are shocked and disappointed that in spite of the Constitutional Affairs Committee’s warnings about the breathtaking risk of…

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June 22, 2007

Government responds to Constitutional Affairs Committee Report: Whitehall whitewash?

The Ministry of Justice has today responded to the Constitutional Affairs Committee highly critical report on the implementation of the changes to…

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April 17, 2007

Two reports find legal aid plans amount to serious risk

The Constitutional Affairs Committee Report was published today along with a press notice emphasising its conclusion that the changes will place access…

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April 14, 2007

Legal Aid Update..April 2007

Press Comment on Legal Aid in the Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,2047907,00.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/law/story/0,,2048099,00.html http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/ole_hansen/2007/04/ole_hansen.html Parliament New Ministry of Justice announced http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200607/cmhansrd/cm070329/wmstext/70329m0003.htm#07032949000705 Keith Vaz MP comments…

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April 3, 2007

Civil legal aid from 1st April….Unified contract up date

Following the frenzy of activity and debate last week as to whether or not firms should sign the new contract for civil…

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March 29, 2007

FOR OUR CLIENTS’ SAKE, THINK AGAIN

The LAPG and Fisher Meredith Solicitors have both released press releases today warning of the consequences if the deadline to sign the…

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March 28, 2007

Unified Contract (Civil) – update info

All civil providers are expected to sign the new unified contract by 31st March 2006. As that date draws close, there has…

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March 19, 2007

YLAL Briefing Pack for Legal Aid Demo

NO ACCESS, NO JUSTICE Briefing paper – 19th March 2007 The Government’s proposed changes to legal aid, based on Lord Carter’s review,…

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