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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….