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October 20, 2011

What we do

What we do, and how you can get involved  When people ask “what does YLAL do?”, this is where you will find…

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October 10, 2011

thejusticegap.com – new legal website launches

Journalist Jon Robins had launched an excellent new legal website aimed at non-lawyers. The site aims to shine "a light on those…

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October 8, 2011

YLAL introduction to legal aid, 12th October 2011 and CHANGE TO TIME OF MONTHLY MEETING

YLAL is putting on an informal "introduction to legal aid" at Doughty Street Chambers on 12th October 2011. The talk/training session is…

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More High Court Challenges to the legal aid cuts

This week a further two legal challenges have been made to the forthcoming cuts to legal aid. The first, relating to the…

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House of Lords debate over legal aid cuts

Former Minister for Legal Aid, Lord Bach, has tabled a motion opposing the 10% cuts to legal aid funding which came into…

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October 6, 2011

Riot Cases meeting for defence lawyers

YLAL members who are criminal defence lawyers may wish to go to the following seminar: Defending Riot Cases Meeting – Monday 10th…

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September 21, 2011

Family & housing LSC contract bid opens

The latest bid round for organisations to tender for family and family with housing legal aid work is taking place. Organisations have…

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Sound off for Justice roadshows

The Law Society’s Sound off for Justice campaign is going around the country hosting events for campaigners and members of the public…

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September 4, 2011

Shelter briefing to legal aid bill committee

Housing and homelessness charity Shelter have produced a briefing document for MPs on the Legal Aid Bill Committee addressing the difficulties that…

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August 5, 2011

YLAL at LAPG conference in October 2011

YLAL has once again been invited by the Legal Aid Practitioners Group to run two workshops at its annual conference – this…

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