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March 1, 2018

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….

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September 23, 2017

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…

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YLAL writes for Solicitors Journal

YLAL’s Heather Thomas writes for the Solicitors Journal:  Looking after looked-after children Heather Thomas considers how the fundamentally different disciplines of family…

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May 25, 2017

YLAL writes for the JusticeGap

YLAL co-chair Oliver Carter’s latest article for the JusticeGap, published in May 2017 covers our pre-election debate on access to justice featuring…

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April 11, 2017

YLAL writes for Legal Action Group (LAG) Magazine

While we recognise the acute financial pressures faced by many legal aid firms, the use of extensive unpaid work experience is both…

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June 19, 2015

YLAL Statement on criminal legal aid

YLAL is concerned that the government has decided to proceed with plans to cut criminal legal aid by a further 8.75%, introduce…

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January 19, 2015

YLAL writes for Solicitor’s Journal

YLAL now write a regular feature for Young Lawyer and Solicitor’s Journal updating on government reforms to legal aid, and developments in…

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November 8, 2014

Ollie writes for Legal Voice

Oliver Carter, co-chair of YLAL has been writing articles for online journal Legal Voice since 2014. His latest article was ‘Labour lambasts…

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LAPG conference report

YLAL committee members Deena Blacking and Simao Paxi-Cato report back from the Legal Aid Practitioners Group conference for the online journal Legal…

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January 12, 2014

View from the gravy train

A View From the Gravy Train is a new blog showcasing anonymous “a day in the life” stories submitted by legal aid…

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