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October 8, 2011

House of Lords debate over legal aid cuts

Former Minister for Legal Aid, Lord Bach, has tabled a motion opposing the 10% cuts to legal aid funding which came into…

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October 6, 2011

Riot Cases meeting for defence lawyers

YLAL members who are criminal defence lawyers may wish to go to the following seminar: Defending Riot Cases Meeting – Monday 10th…

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September 21, 2011

Family & housing LSC contract bid opens

The latest bid round for organisations to tender for family and family with housing legal aid work is taking place. Organisations have…

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Sound off for Justice roadshows

The Law Society’s Sound off for Justice campaign is going around the country hosting events for campaigners and members of the public…

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September 14, 2011

Memorandum of Evidence published

YLAL’s memorandum of evidence to the Bill Committee has been published on the Parliament website. Read it here. A pdf version of…

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September 4, 2011

Shelter briefing to legal aid bill committee

Housing and homelessness charity Shelter have produced a briefing document for MPs on the Legal Aid Bill Committee addressing the difficulties that…

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August 5, 2011

YLAL at LAPG conference in October 2011

YLAL has once again been invited by the Legal Aid Practitioners Group to run two workshops at its annual conference – this…

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Law For All goes into administration on 28 July 2011

    YLAL is concerned that another large legal aid provider has been forced to close its doors.     Last week…

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July 18, 2011

YLAL proposes amendments to Legal Aid Bill

YLAL has submitted a number of amendments to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill to be considered by the…

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Immigration Advisory Service forced to close – 10th July 2011

YLAL deeply regrets the closure of the Immigration Advisory Service, which will leave thousands of vulnerable migrants and asylum seekers without support….

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