reports

March 29, 2012

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)….

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March 13, 2012

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…

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December 3, 2011

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…

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October 31, 2011

YLAL survey reveals unfair treatment of paralegals

“YLAL survey reveals unfair treatment of paralegals” Legal Action, March 2008 by Sian Davin and Marcela Navarrete…

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June 17, 2011

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…

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August 26, 2010

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…

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February 25, 2010

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….

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August 31, 2009

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…

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August 3, 2008

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…

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March 5, 2008

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…

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