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Challenge to exceptional funding
On 13 June 2014, judgment was handed down in the case of Gudanaviciene and others v Director of Legal Aid Casework [2014]…
Residence test vote for MPs
A vote is scheduled on Wednesday 9 July between 11am and 2 pm in the House of Commons on the Government’s proposed regulations to introduce…
APPG Legal Aid report: JR reform
APPG on Legal Aid meets to discuss the reforms to judicial review: An “ideological” attack on the rights of ordinary people by…
Commons debate on JR 17 June
On 17 June 2014 the House of Commons will debate parts of the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill that relate to judicial…
APPG – 8 April 2014
A breakfast meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Legal Aid has been called for Tuesday 8 April 2014 at 8.30-10am…
CBA deal
On 27 March 2014, the chair of the Criminal Bar Association (CBA), Nigel Lithman QC, announced that all current action including the…
JR regulations need scrutiny
We have submitted concerns about new regulations on legal aid for judicial review to the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. This is a…
Legal aid for JR – take action
We are asking all members to contact their MPs in relation to the cuts to legal aid for judicial review contained in…
Protest in the press
Thank you to all our members who supported the protest against legal aid cuts on 7 March. It is inspiring to see…
Email your MP about new bill
The Criminal Justice and Courts Bill is having its second reading on Monday 24 February. This is an important bill because, despite…