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How competent are you?
New entrants to the law might soon be measured in a different way to see if they are up to the job…
Legal aid news – 12 Jan 2015
· A further challenge to the government’s criminal legal aid reforms has been brought by the London Criminal Courts Solicitors Association (LCCSA)…
APG on legal aid: crime
The first meeting of the All Party Group on Legal Aid for 2015 will take place on Tuesday 13 January. More details…
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The Government has announced it will go ahead with cuts to criminal legal aid. We reported about this here. The Criminal…
NAO report on legal aid cuts
In November 2014, the National Audit Office (‘NAO’) published a report of their findings into the impact of the changes to legal…
Lords Amendments on JR Defeated
The Criminal Justice and Courts Bill is going through the final parliamentary stages before it becomes law. Part 4 of the…
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…
CJC bill back in the Lords
Criminal Justice and Courts Bill – Judicial Review – back to the House of Lords on 9 December 2014 On…
Legal aid news – 11 Nov 2014
Sir James Munby, the President of the Family Division, accused the government of creating an unthinkable, unconscionable and unjust situation whereby the…
Justice Select Committee
YLAL committee members Connor Johnston and Carita Thomas gave evidence to the Justice Select Committee as part of their review of the…