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January 5, 2020

Legal aid news: November 2019

Welcome to our update of the latest legal aid and access to justice news for November 2019. General Election: In the run…

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Legal aid news: October 2019

Welcome to our update of the latest legal aid and access to justice news from October 2019. Legal aid cuts as a…

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Legal aid news: August and September 2019

Welcome to our update of the latest legal aid and access to justice news from August – September 2019. University students to…

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January 3, 2020

HPCDS Consultation Response

YLAL responds to the Ministry of Justice’s consultation on the Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme (HPCDS), 3 January 2020….

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October 19, 2019

MP for Aldridge-Brownhills visits Southwark Law Centre

On Monday 14 October, Wendy Morton MP visited Southwark Law Centre as part of our TakeYourMPtoWork campaign. Wendy is Under-Secretary of State for…

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September 29, 2019

Consultation on Children Cases in the Family Court

In Autumn 2018 the President of the Family Division invited Mr Justice Keehan (public law) and Mr Justice Cobb (private law), to…

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September 26, 2019

MP for Lewisham West and Penge visits Lewisham Southwark Law Centre

On 19 September 2019, Ellie Reeves MP visited Lewisham Southwark Law Centre.    Ellie said, of her visit:  Great to spend yesterday…

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September 7, 2019

Solicitors Qualifying Examination

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has been consultating on its new Solicitors Qualifying Examination (‘SQE’).  SQE will be the new way for people…

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September 4, 2019

Legal aid news: July 2019

Welcome to our update of the latest legal aid and access to justice news from July 2019. Celebrating 70 years of legal…

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August 18, 2019

Chesterfield MP visits Law Centre

Toby Perkins, MP for Chesterfield visited Derbyshire Law Centre on 6 August 2019.  Toby said about his visit:  Fascinating morning with @DerbyshireLC‘s…

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