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Access to profession
Professor Hilary Sommerlad, School of Law, University of Leicester is looking for volunteers to take part in a piece of research on…
“Ping pong” action
The Parliamentary process known as “ping pong” has truly begun. The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders (LASPO) Bill was back…
Why we must protect the shrinking legal aid safety net
Nadia Salam has written for The Social Issue blog on legal aid cuts and the telephone gateway in December 2011 http://thesocialissue.com/2011/12/why-we-must-protect-the-shrinking-legal-aid-safety-net/…
YLAL “lawyer to watch”
Guardian Law has a series where readers can nominate lawyers to watch. We are very pleased that YLAL founder Laura Janes has…
False Economy blog on MP report
Nadia Salam and Katie Tiley have written for the False Economy blog about our MP report: http://falseeconomy.org.uk/blog/new-report-shows-mps-will-struggle-to-help-constituents-after-legal-aid-cha…
Urgent: days to save legal aid
The legal aid bill has now left the Lords. It will be back in the House of Commons this coming Tuesday (17th April)….
Impact of legal aid cuts on MPs
“Nowhere else to turn: The impact of legal aid cuts on MPs’ ability to help their constituents” A report setting out the…
False Economy blog post
Lara McCaffrey has written about the Kings College report on the false economy of the legal aid cuts. http://falseeconomy.org.uk/blog/research-reveals-that-reforms-to-legal-aid-will-not-generate-substantial-sa…
Legal Aid Bill MP action
The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill will finish its passage through the House of Lords on 27 March 2012….
Last chance in the Lords…
On the 5th March 2012 the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill will reach its final stage in the House…