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NAO report on legal aid cuts
In November 2014, the National Audit Office (‘NAO’) published a report of their findings into the impact of the changes to legal…
Lords Amendments on JR Defeated
The Criminal Justice and Courts Bill is going through the final parliamentary stages before it becomes law. Part 4 of the…
Criminal cuts go ahead
Government response to duty contract consultation The Government has announced its intention to press ahead with plans to dramatically reduce the number of…
CJC bill back in the Lords
Criminal Justice and Courts Bill – Judicial Review – back to the House of Lords on 9 December 2014 On…
Legal aid news – 11 Nov 2014
Sir James Munby, the President of the Family Division, accused the government of creating an unthinkable, unconscionable and unjust situation whereby the…
Justice Select Committee
YLAL committee members Connor Johnston and Carita Thomas gave evidence to the Justice Select Committee as part of their review of the…
Legal aid news – 20 Oct 2014
The Legal Aid Practitioners Group (LAPG) annual conference was held on 10 October 2014. The conference theme was successful strategies for the…
Crime legal aid cuts: your view
What is this all about? The Government has announced a new consultation on cuts to criminal legal aid, specifically its plans to…
Legal aid news – 28 Sept 2014
The judicial review challenge to the Lord Chancellor’s criminal legal aid consultation was successful, with judgment handed down by the Administrative Court…
LAPG Conference – 10.10.2014
The Legal Aid Practitioners Group (LAPG) Annual Conference is only a few weeks away – this year it will be held on Friday…