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November 28, 2014

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…

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November 13, 2014

CJC bill back in the Lords

  Criminal Justice and Courts Bill – Judicial Review – back to the House of Lords on 9 December 2014   On…

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November 11, 2014

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…

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November 8, 2014

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…

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October 20, 2014

Legal aid news – 20 Oct 2014

The Legal Aid Practitioners Group (LAPG) annual conference was held on 10 October 2014. The conference theme was successful strategies for the…

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September 28, 2014

Legal aid news – 28 Sept 2014

The judicial review challenge to the Lord Chancellor’s criminal legal aid consultation was successful, with judgment handed down by the Administrative Court…

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September 26, 2014

LAPG Conference – 10.10.2014

The Legal Aid Practitioners Group (LAPG) Annual Conference is only a few weeks away – this year it will be held on Friday…

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September 24, 2014

Next APG meeting – 16.10.2014

The All Party Group (APG) on legal aid is delighted to announce its next breakfast meeting on access to justice for children and…

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September 21, 2014

Criminal legal aid JR successful

A judicial review challenge to the lawfulness of the government consultation on reforms to criminal legal aid was successful this week, as…

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September 20, 2014

DV gateway JR granted permission

On Friday permission was granted for a judicial review of regulations made under the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act setting out ‘gateway’…

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