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November 12, 2015

Introduction to Legal Aid

On Wednesday 11 November 2015, we hosted a special ‘Introduction to Legal Aid’ event at Garden Court Chambers in London. We were…

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November 3, 2015

Labour Legal Aid Review – report

Shortly after he was elected as leader of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn asked Lord Bach to carry out a comprehensive review…

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October 25, 2015

APPG Meeting Minutes 22.10.2015

All Party Parliamentary Group on Legal Aid – 22 October 2015 On 22 October 2015 there was a meeting of the All…

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YLAL Meeting Minutes 14.10.2015

Young Legal Aid Lawyers – Minutes of Meeting on 14 October 2015 Attendees Rachel Francis, Oliver Carter, Rebecca Cross, Frances McCormack, Kate…

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October 7, 2015

APG Meeting 16.09.2015

All Party Group on Legal Aid – The Advice Sector                       16th September 2015…

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Response to MoJ fees consultation

YLAL Response to Ministry of Justice consultation on further court fees proposals On 15 September 2015, YLAL submitted its response to the…

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Briefing for House of Lords debate

On Monday 7 September 2015, the House of Lords debated a motion of regret tabled by Lord Beecham concerning the further reduction of the…

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October 6, 2015

Amnesty research on legal aid cuts

Amnesty International International Secretariat research on the human rights impact of legal aid cuts in the UK  As part of this research,…

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September 22, 2015

BIHR human rights tour 2015

YLAL is taking part in the BIHR human rights tour which is 15 days of action to create debate about human rights….

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August 12, 2015

Talks in schools

Justice Alliance Subgroup: Fat Rat Film in schools Hopefully by now you will have seen the Fat Rat Film “Legal Aid Team”…

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