News

February 25, 2010

YLAL publish social mobility report

In line with the government’s ‘national crusade’ on social mobility, YLAL has carried out its own investigations within the legal aid sector….

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February 24, 2010

Launch of Save Legal Aid campaign

YLAL welcomes the launch of the Alliance for Legal Aid’s campaign to Save Legal Aid….

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February 4, 2010

MOJ response to ‘Refocusing on priority cases’

On Wednesday 3 February the Ministry of Justice published its response to its 2009 consultation paper ‘Legal aid: refocusing on priority cases’….

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January 22, 2010

Human Rights Lawyers Association lecture

Human Rights Lawyers Association lecture on access to justice as a human right — Wednesday 10 February 2010, 6pm with YLAL meeting…

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Joint meeting of the APPGs on citizens advice and legal aid – EVENT CANCELLED

This meeting (which was scheduled for 26 Jan) has had to be cancelled at short notice, for which we apologise. It will be…

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January 3, 2010

Save Legal Aid

Why is legal aid important? For 60 years legal aid has formed an integral part of the welfare state ensuring access to…

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December 16, 2009

MOJ annoucements on cuts to criminal legal aid

The Minsistry of Justice has today announced its response to the criminal legal aid consultation and its plans to make cuts to…

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December 13, 2009

Parliamentary question on legal aid impact test

Karen Buck MP, Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Legal Aid (www.appg-legalaid.org) on 9 December asked: "To ask the Secretary…

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November 1, 2009

Question Time

Video from the 2009 Event Video from the 2008 Event Video from the 2007 Event…

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October 30, 2009

Question Time 2009 on YouTube now!

Question Time 2009 — by Rachel Taylor and Jenny Bond   Question Time 2009 was held on 15 October at South Bank…

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