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February 12, 2014

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…

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February 9, 2014

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…

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February 2, 2014

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…

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January 20, 2014

Legal Justice conference 15 March

“Legal Justice Together – Call for Action”, Saturday 15 March 2014 This FREE one day conference in Manchester will cover the massive…

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YLAL winter party 24th Jan

Winter drinks – all YLAL members welcome We are having our winter party on Friday 24 January 2014. Where: Royal George Pub ,…

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January 18, 2014

Meet the Minister

On 15 January 2014 the All Party Parliamentary Group on Legal Aid met to discuss the cuts to legal aid with Shailesh…

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January 17, 2014

Sign up to save legal aid

Please sign this new petition launched by Joanna Lumley and the Justice Alliance to save legal aid. The petition asks the Government:…

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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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January 11, 2014

Low Commission

Young Legal Aid Lawyers welcomes the publication of ‘Tackling the Advice Deficit’, a report produced by the Low Commission, which is calling…

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January 4, 2014

Download our mythbuster

Legal Aid Mythbuster We have produced a new and updated Legal Aid Mythbuster to correct common misconceptions and ‘myths’ about legal aid (which are often promoted…

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