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CBA deal
On 27 March 2014, the chair of the Criminal Bar Association (CBA), Nigel Lithman QC, announced that all current action including the…
JR regulations need scrutiny
We have submitted concerns about new regulations on legal aid for judicial review to the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. This is a…
Legal aid for JR – take action
We are asking all members to contact their MPs in relation to the cuts to legal aid for judicial review contained in…
Protest in the press
Thank you to all our members who supported the protest against legal aid cuts on 7 March. It is inspiring to see…
New SRA consultation
YLAL has responded to the new consultation of the Solicitors Regulation Authority, “Training for Tomorrow: Regulation Review”. This consultation aims to remove…
Email your MP about new bill
The Criminal Justice and Courts Bill is having its second reading on Monday 24 February. This is an important bill because, despite…
7th March: Take action
Friday 7 March is a day of protest against legal aid cuts. Action near you (this page will be updated when more…
Further cuts to judicial review
On 5 February 2014 the Government announced that it would be going ahead with a series of changes to restrict access to…
APPG on legal aid 11 Feb
All Party Parliamentary Group on legal aid – Tuesday 11 February 2014 830-10 am The next meeting of the APPG…
No thanks to legal aid
We have started a new series on our blog called “No Thanks to Legal Aid”. We want to gather case studies of…