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Legal aid news – March 2016
LASPO review: YLAL co-chairs Rachel and Ollie signed this letter to The Guardian calling on the government to review the Legal Aid,…
SRA consultation response
YLAL has today (4 March 2016) responded to the consultation by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) on a proposed Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE),…
Legal aid news – February 2016
Domestic violence evidence criteria: the Court of Appeal ruled that the regulation setting out the evidence criteria for victims of domestic violence…
Legal aid news – January 2016
January 2016 was a busy month in the legal aid world – here is our round-up of the latest legal aid news….
Criminal Legal Aid – Update
Criminal Legal Aid Contracts – An Update – January 2016 In October 2015, the Legal Aid Agency considered all the tenders that…
Legal Aid Mythbuster – updated
Legal Aid Mythbuster We have produced a new and updated Legal Aid Mythbuster to correct common misconceptions and ‘myths’ about legal aid…
Law Care
Law Care is a registered charity who provide support for the legal profession to cope with the demands of a legal career….
Response to BSB consultation
The Young Legal Aid Lawyers response to the Bar Standards Board Consultation on the Future of Training for the Bar: Academic, Vocational and…
Gove scraps criminal courts charge
Michael Gove scraps criminal courts charge – update by YLAL member Katie Tiley The Justice Secretary Michael Gove announced last week that…
Residence test appeal judgment
The Court of Appeal ruled this week that the proposed residence test for civil legal aid is not unlawful, overturning the a…