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Legal aid news: April 2020
Welcome to our update of the latest legal aid and access to justice news from April 2020. ‘Millions in UK ‘could…
Civil Justice Council Rapid Consultation Response
This is YLAL’s response to the Civil Justice Council (‘CJC’) Rapid Consultation. The CJC launched its consultation on 1 May 2020, against…
Statement on the Resumption of Jury Trials
In response to the statements from the Lord Chief Justice and the Lord Chancellor that jury trials in some courts will resume as…
Justice Select Committee Briefing
Young Legal Aid Lawyers provided a briefing on the impact of the COVID-19 crisis upon junior legal aid lawyers. The Justice Select…
YLAL COVID-19 Survey 2: Impact on Members and their Clients
A month ago, we did a survey about how COVID-19 was affecting our members and their work. We published a report, which…
YLAL Meeting: Remote justice and our clients: the view from YLAL North
On Wednesday 22 April 2020, YLAL hosted its second remote meeting, ‘Remote justice and our clients: the view from YLAL North’. We were…
YLAL Meeting: Human rights and access to justice during COVID-19
On Wednesday 8 April 2020, YLAL hosted its first virtual meeting, ‘Human rights and access to justice during COVID-19’. We were joined…
Happy 15th birthday, YLAL!
YLAL is 15 years old today! COVID-19 means that our party plans are on hold, however, we would still like to celebrate…
YLAL COVID-19 Report
On 7 April 2020, Young Legal Aid Lawyers (YLAL) published an important report on the impact of COVID-19 on its members’ professional lives. The…
Coronavirus impact
YLAL is gathering evidence as to how coronavirus is impacting our members. Please complete the survey now. YLAL made a statement…