reports
Urgent: days to save legal aid
The legal aid bill has now left the Lords. It will be back in the House of Commons this coming Tuesday (17th April)….
Impact of legal aid cuts on MPs
“Nowhere else to turn: The impact of legal aid cuts on MPs’ ability to help their constituents” A report setting out the…
Unequal before the law? Independent report published
Unequal before the law publishes the findings of an independent Commission of Inquiry into legal aid, organised by the Young Legal Aid…
YLAL survey reveals unfair treatment of paralegals
“YLAL survey reveals unfair treatment of paralegals” Legal Action, March 2008 by Sian Davin and Marcela Navarrete…
Press coverage from the launch of Unequal Before the Law
A selection of the press coverage surrounding the launch of “Unequal Before the Law” in the House of Lords on Tuesday 13th…
YLAL CALLS FOR QUALITY NOT COST
YLAL has submitted a paper called Quality not Cost to the Ministry of Justice in the hope that quality will be at…
YLAL publish social mobility report
In line with the government’s ‘national crusade’ on social mobility, YLAL has carried out its own investigations within the legal aid sector….
Supervision survey report published
YLAL has published its report into the findings of its 2008-9 supervision survey, which responds to the supervision ratio proposed by the…
Quick, Dirty but Important: YLAL’s Research into unmet legal need at Court
Concerned by anecdotal evidence from its members about increasing numbers of litigants in person struggling in the County and Magistrates’ courts, and…
YLAL Survey on Paralegals in legal aid: a growing and unhealthy dependency?
Paralegals are being exploited and underpaid, according to a survey of members conducted by Young Legal Aid Lawyers (YLAL). Respondents also raised…