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December 24, 2007

Secret Santa from the Legal Services Commission

Civil contracts to be terminated….but not sure when…. Just as legal aid lawyers were preparing to leave on Friday 21st December, they…

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December 17, 2007

Johann Hari: The scandal of this assault on legal aid

Finally, an excellent piece on legal aid in the national press – read it hereJohann Hari met with YLAL members to find…

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November 29, 2007

Young Legal Aid Lawyers welcome crucial Court of Appeal judgment on the ‘unified contract’

News release 29th November 2007 Young Legal Aid lawyers have welcomed the decision by the Court of Appeal that the Unified Contract…

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November 24, 2007

Christmas Party – 6th December, from 7pm, Garden Court Chambers – all welcome!

The party is a joint party with the HaldaneSociety of Socialist Lawyers Minimum donation: £5 (includes a bottle of wine!) Garden Court…

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September 25, 2007

Two letters to Government….

From the beginning, YLAL have been trying to get legal aid on the main stream agenda. After all, Gordon has put social…

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September 15, 2007

LSC announces Training Contract Grants Scheme Awards 2007

On the 13th September 2007, the Legal Services Commission announced the list of firms that will be able to offer sponsored training…

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Developing New Lawyers: YLAL submits proposal to Government

Developing legal aid lawyers: YLAL submissions on how to ensure the next generation of qualified, dedicated legal aid lawyers has been submitted…

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September 5, 2007

criminal legal aid changes on hold until January …

The LSC has today placed on hold all forthcoming "Carter" reforms in relation to criminal legal aid. In a recent judicial review…

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August 31, 2007

Legal Aid Practitioners’ Group Conference with YLAL sessions 19th October in Oxford

This year’s full day LAPG conference will take place on 19th October at Macdonald Randolph Hotel, Beaumont Street, Oxford OX1 2LN….the line…

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August 27, 2007

YLAL update…August 2007

Read here to find out the latest developments in the Legal Aid debate… YLAL Update – August 2007   Press   Excellent…

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