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July 22, 2013

LASPO regs debate

On 17 July 2013 Lord Bach moved a motion of “regret” against the legal aid regulations laid before parliament seeking to reduce…

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July 9, 2013

HoL debate – 11 July 2013

On Thursday 11 July 2013, 1100, the House of Lords will be debating the “Effect of cuts in legal aid funding on…

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July 6, 2013

Demonstrate! 30 July

The campaign against cuts to legal aid has made incredible progress. Now is the time for more pressure than ever before. YLAL…

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Legal executive update

There have been recent changes to the “legal executive” route to qualifying as a lawyer. Becoming a member of the Chartered Institute…

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June 30, 2013

Report on legal aid debate 27/6

On Thursday 27 June 2013 the House of Commons debated the proposed cuts to legal aid contained in the recent ‘Transforming Legal…

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June 29, 2013

Petition reaches 100,000!

The Government is woefully out of step with public opinion on the right to free legal advice say campaigners. An online petition…

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June 23, 2013

Write to Your MP

If you can’t see the form below please click here to write to your mp….

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June 20, 2013

Legal aid debate 27 June

The House of Commons will debate the Government’s recent proposals to “reform” legal aid on Thursday 27 June 2013 (see this page for…

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June 4, 2013

Response to TLA

YLAL has sent in our response to the latest Government proposals to “reform” the legal aid system. The full response can be…

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May 13, 2013

Latest cuts… take action

Publicise the cuts – disseminate our one-page briefing YLAL has produced a short explanatory note introducing the “Transforming Legal Aid” consultation and…

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