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Criminal Legal Aid Review: A Response to the Accelerated Package of Measures Amending the Criminal Legal Aid Fee Schemes
YLAL has engaged with the Ministry of Justice (‘MoJ’) Criminal Legal Aid Review (‘CLAR’) throughout the consultation process and has now responded to…
YLAL South West: Taking Care of Your Wellbeing During COVID-19
On Wednesday 27 May 2020, YLAL South West hosted a virtual meeting on wellbeing during COVID-19. The meeting was chaired by Emma…
Second YLAL COVID-19 Report
On 25 May 2020, Young Legal Aid Lawyers (YLAL) published its second report on the impact of COVID-19 on its members’ professional…
COVID-19: magistrates’ court risk assessments
Since lockdown began, only urgent hearings have taken place in magistrates’ courts across the country – for example, bail applications. However, some…
YLAL Midlands: Immigration Detention & Refugee Rights during COVID-19
On 7 May 2020, YLAL Midlands held a virtual meeting on Immigration Detention and Refugee Rights During COVID-19. We were delighted to…
Civil Justice Council Rapid Consultation Response
This is YLAL’s response to the Civil Justice Council (‘CJC’) Rapid Consultation. The CJC launched its consultation on 1 May 2020, against…
Statement on the Resumption of Jury Trials
In response to the statements from the Lord Chief Justice and the Lord Chancellor that jury trials in some courts will resume as…
Justice Select Committee Briefing
Young Legal Aid Lawyers provided a briefing on the impact of the COVID-19 crisis upon junior legal aid lawyers. The Justice Select…
YLAL Meeting: Remote justice and our clients: the view from YLAL North
On Wednesday 22 April 2020, YLAL hosted its second remote meeting, ‘Remote justice and our clients: the view from YLAL North’. We were…
YLAL Meeting: Human rights and access to justice during COVID-19
On Wednesday 8 April 2020, YLAL hosted its first virtual meeting, ‘Human rights and access to justice during COVID-19’. We were joined…