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Legal aid news: January and February 2019
Welcome to our update of the latest legal aid and access to justice news from January and February 2019. LASPO review: On…
Conference: The Fight For Social Justice
The Fight For Social Justice: Young Lawyers Making Change We are delighted to be hosting our second joint conference with Public Law…
A turning point for access to justice?
YLAL co-chair Oliver Carter has written for The Justice Gap about the government’s review of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of…
Statement on LASPO review
Young Legal Aid Lawyers (YLAL) welcomes the publication today of the Post-Implementation Review of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders…
Statement on LASPO review delay
Justice delayed is justice denied: YLAL expresses concern about LASPO review delay Young Legal Aid Lawyers (YLAL) is disappointed at the continuing…
Statement on legal aid for criminal appeals
Young Legal Aid Lawyers (YLAL) notes the on-going media coverage concerning the case of Jack Shepherd, and in particular the criticism of…
YLAL response to Law Society article on trainee salaries
The Law Society has published findings which state that the number of trainee solicitors working for less than the recommended minimum salary…
How To… Meet With Your MP
YLAL has prepared a document for its members on How to meet with your MP, which is attached. Thanks to YLAL’s Heather…
Litigants in Person – The Harsh Reality of Facing the Court System Alone
YLAL member Mayuri Patel, prepares a thought provoking account of volunteering for the much needed charity, Personal Support Unit….
YLAL writes for Legal Voice
YLAL’s vice-chair Siobhan Taylor-Ward writes for YLAL’s series in Legal Voice; This (young legal aid) life. “I have been asked by the…