Kat Craig and Adam Straw awarded young legal aid lawyers of the year 2010

YLAL is delighted that committee member Kat Craig was awarded the title young legal aid solicitor of the year at the Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Awards on 26th May 2010. Kat was praised for her fantasitc work representing families of the bereaved at inquests, as well as her tireless campaign work for YLAL and Haldane. In accepting the award Kat talked about the importance of solidarity amongst the profession and reminded us that as hard as our task in the legal aid world may seem, some lawyers in other jurisdictions risk their lives to do their work.


YLAL is delighted that committee member Kat Craig was awarded the title young legal aid solicitor of the year at the Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Awards on 26th May 2010. Kat was praised for her fantasitc work representing families of the bereaved at inquests, as well as her tireless campaign work for YLAL and Haldane. In accepting the award Kat talked about the importance of solidarity amongst the profession and reminded us that as hard as our task in the legal aid world may seem, some lawyers in other jurisdictions risk their lives to do their work.

YLAL member Adam Straw was also awarded the title of young barrister of the year – he has represented clients in a string of law changing judicial reviews in inquests and prison law. You can read more about him here. A big congratulations to him too!