Campaigns
Legal aid gets a boost… but not enough
On 2 July 2025, the Ministry of Justice (“MoJ”) announced the conclusion of the Civil legal aid: Towards a sustainable future consultation….
20 Years, 20 Stories: Celebrating Legal Aid
YLAL is turning 20!To mark two decades of commitment to access to justice, we are collecting 20 powerful stories from and about…
Take Your MP to Work
7 July 2024 – We are excited to be working together with Migrants Organise and the Legal Aid Practitioners Group on ‘Take…
YLAL Response to the Ministry of Justice’s “Review of Civil Legal Aid – Call for Evidence”.
On 21 February 2024, YLAL submitted our response to the Open Call for Evidence launched by the Ministry of Justice (‘MoJ’) on…
YLAL Response to Law Society Green Paper: ‘Proposals for a 21st Century Justice System’
YLAL has drafted a Response to the Law Society Green Paper “Proposals for a 21st Century Justice System”. YLAL welcomes the detailed…
Young Legal Aid Lawyers release a new report – “Overstretched & Unsustainable: a case study of the immigration and asylum legal aid sector”
27 April 2023 Authored by Dr Jo Hynes of Public Law Project, the report focuses on the issues facing young legal aid…
Social Mobility Report 2022
YLAL is acutely aware that the UK is experiencing an unprecedented cost of living crisis as this report is being published. Ballooning…
YLAL submission to the Government consultation on Human Rights Act reform
On 14th December 2021 the Ministry of Justice announced an open consultation, entitled: Human Rights Act Reform: A Modern Bill of Rights…
Third YLAL Covid-19 Report
On 8th February 2022, Young Legal Aid Lawyers (YLAL) published its third and final report on the impact of Covid-19 on its…
YLAL response to MoJ call for evidence on immigration legal aid fees and the online system
On 2 December 2021, YLAL submitted its response to the Ministry of Justice’s call for evidence on immigration legal aid fees and the…