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October 1, 2013

Social mobility in legal aid event

We are holding an event on Wednesday 30th October: “Social Mobility in the Legal Aid Profession”. The event will feature a debate…

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September 27, 2013

Nowhere else to turn

YLAL has published a follow up study assessing the impact of legal aid cuts on MPs ability to assist their constituents. Details…

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September 26, 2013

YLAL submissions to JCHR

YLAL has submitted evidence to the JCHR as part of their inquiry into the implications for access to justice of the Government’s legal…

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September 17, 2013

Demonstrate! Sunday 29 Sept

The Northern Save Justice Campaign is organising a march against legal aid cuts to feed into the big TUC march at the…

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September 8, 2013

Attack on judicial review

A new consultation on Judicial Review On 5 September 2013 the Government’s response on the Transforming Legal Aid consultation indicated that a…

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September 5, 2013

Legal aid cuts decision

YLAL response to Government announcement on TLA proposals On 5 September the Government published its response to the Transforming Legal Aid Consultation. The…

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August 30, 2013

Westminster debate – 4 Sept

There is a Parliamentary debate on the criminal legal aid reforms and price competitive tendering taking place at 0930 on 4 September…

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August 20, 2013

Post LASPO CPD training

The Legal Aid Practitioners Group are running an evening course on legal aid post-LASPO, this Thursday 22 August 2013. Details below. There…

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August 18, 2013

Meet with your MP

YLAL is encouraging all members, as well as writing to their MPs, to go and meet with them personally in order to…

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August 2, 2013

Leaflets about legal aid cuts

YLAL has produced two leaflets to highlight the impact of new legal aid cuts proposed by the Government in the consultation paper,…

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