Young Legal Aid Lawyers @YLALawyers
We campaign for legal aid, social mobility, diversity and we support junior and aspiring legal aid lawyers | #SWSQF : https://t.co/Y0N3b0fCQe younglegalaidlawyers.org UK Joined February 2011-
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Pleased to have a visit from our local MP @hammersmithandy today, as part of the upcoming @YLALawyers and @migrantsorg campaign #TakeYourMPToWork and have a chance to discuss the pressures facing the #LegalAid sector. 1/3
Junior lawyers - please share your pearls of wisdom for aspiring lawyers & law students with @RohiniJanaLAPG!
Junior lawyers - please share your pearls of wisdom for aspiring lawyers & law students with @RohiniJanaLAPG!
Lord Chancellor’s decision not to fully fund legal aid for criminal defence solicitors was unlawful and irrational. In a landmark judgment handed down today, the Divisional Court (Lord Justice Singh and Mr Justice Jay) held that the Government acted unlawfully and irrationally…
🚨‼️ NEWS: High Court rules in the Law Society’s favour following our judicial review against the government. The judgment confirmed the government’s decision-making on criminal legal aid funding was irrational. We now urge the current Lord Chancellor, @AlexChalkChelt to…
In the wake of national scandal, it is indeed vital to "ensure that those who are fighting miscarriages of justice have access to legal aid." #PostOfficeScandal Unfortunately, there is a shocking lack of legal aid in the UK - especially for vulnerable groups like asylum seekers
In the wake of national scandal, it is indeed vital to "ensure that those who are fighting miscarriages of justice have access to legal aid." #PostOfficeScandal Unfortunately, there is a shocking lack of legal aid in the UK - especially for vulnerable groups like asylum seekers
"I am just going to take my time, it doesn’t really matter how long it takes but I want to practise again and in particular help disabled people in a similar situation to me." We're proud to call @emmatrevett one of our own
"I am just going to take my time, it doesn’t really matter how long it takes but I want to practise again and in particular help disabled people in a similar situation to me." We're proud to call @emmatrevett one of our own
The CBA @TheCriminalBar
39K Followers 5K Following The Criminal Bar Association exists to represent the views of the practising members of the Criminal Bar in England and Wales. RT's not an endorsement.
Nearly Legal @nearlylegal
31K Followers 2K Following Solicitor. Done housing law since 2006. The Guardian says top 5 for squalor. Legal Aid Housing Lawyer of 2018. ‘Not an academic authority’ - Judge Carr.
Mark George @Mark_George_KC
13K Followers 1K Following Head of @gcnchambers but views my own; Criminal defence, civil liberties/human rights; trustee of @Amicus_ALJ; @HillsboroughLaw supporter; stirrer of discontent
Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw
23K Followers 2K Following Number 1 ranked barristers' specialising in civil liberties, education, human rights, immigration, crime, family, housing & public law. Retweets ≠ endorsements.
Jim Robottom @jimrobottom
7K Followers 4K Following Rights, wrongs & Talking Heads songs. Barrister @matrixchambers, phd @KCL_Law Views mine, not a burning building’s.
Duchess of Brixton�.. @fufuisonme
8K Followers 4K Following ✝️ Criminal Defence Lawyer @gardencourtlaw. Creole Polyglot. Writer. UN Fellow. Founder @blamcharity @blkprotestlegal|
The Law Society @TheLawSociety
128K Followers 911 Following We promote, protect and support solicitors, the rule of law and justice in England and Wales ⚖️
Jennifer Blair @SqueakinglyJen
10K Followers 3K Following Feminist lawyer, classicist, King Arthur fan. Barrister @No5Chambers. Tweets hopefully my own. She/her or they/them pronouns.
Lucy Reed @Familoo
20K Followers 8K Following Family barrister, author @nofamilylawyer, Chair @seethrujustice. Crocheter of unneeded thneeds. “Not really a wine drinker…” Views own, RT not endorsement.
Catherine Baksi @legalhackette
23K Followers 2K Following Barrister now award-winning freelance hack writing for The Brief & law pages @TimesLaw & a @lawsocgazette columnist. Email stories to [email protected]
WICL @WomenInCrimLaw
5K Followers 2K Following Connecting, promoting, inspiring & supporting professional women working across the criminal justice system. Join us using the link below.
Ian Brownhill @CounselTweets
6K Followers 1K Following Barrister @39EssexChambers . Honorary advisor @FindBenNeedham @DamienNettles @OpenJusticeCOP Trustee @SentencingAcad Host @safe_cast
Kirsty Brimelow KC @Kirsty_Brimelow
22K Followers 3K Following Barrister @doughtystreet. CBA Chair 2022-2023. BHRC Chair 2012-2018. Bencher Gray’s Inn.Trustee @wwf_uk. Visiting Prof. Views my own. RTs = engage not endorse.
Emma Fielding @FieldingAtLaw
3K Followers 2K Following Criminal barrister @36crime / @HonSocGraysInn scholar / Writer for @counselmagazine / half of @FieldingJenns / cosecretary @KalisherTrust / views are my own
Mary Aspinall-Miles @MAMBarLife
14K Followers 5K Following A life of Crime has taught it doesn't pay.SNAFU queen.Views personal & private etc.RTs for interest. Elected CBA exec cttee. Joker in the pack.🇬🇧🇹🇹
Public Law Project @publiclawprojct
18K Followers 817 Following Promoting access to justice, upholding the rule of law, ensuring fair systems
Inner Temple Library @inner_temple
12K Followers 726 Following Any opinions expressed here are not those of the Inner Temple. For the Inn’s main account visit @TheInnerTemple
Christian Weaver @ChristianKamali
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DoughtyStPublic @DoughtyStPublic
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The Intermediary Coop.. @Intcooperative
71 Followers 208 Following We provide Intermediary support in court to people with communication difficulties who are not legally represented.
Mario Monforte @MarioMonforte
99K Followers 32K Following Artist, Filmmaker and Sound Producer. Exploring the emotional link between art, film and sound. Highly Sensitive Person (HSP). #art #film #music
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Gurleen Arora @Gurleen_A
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Law & Disorder @LawDisorderShow
154 Followers 235 Following A weekly current affairs podcast about the law, with Helena Kennedy, Nicholas Mostyn and Charlie Falconer. Produced @podotpods.
Lauren Agnew @Lauren_Agnew1
297 Followers 557 Following Public Affairs @Publiclawprojct ⚖️ Previously modern slavery policy ❌ Runner 🏃🏻♀️ Occasional cyclist 🚴🏻♀️ Views my own. 📣 Retweets not endorsements. 🔁
Thrings Solicitors @ThringsLaw
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Joshua Tung Lie Guo @lie_guo
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charlie jones @Harambaisly
93 Followers 832 Following he/him - police station representative, Criminal law caseworker, Prison law Paralegal - wannabe Atticus Finch; closer to Saul Goodman
Mphowzah @Mphowzah_gorge
126 Followers 199 Following Friendly, bubbly, short tempered, straigh talker, im basically a LEO! ☺ Mommy to TJ❤😍
IBA Pro Bono @IBAProBono
826 Followers 75 Following The International Bar Association’s Pro Bono Project works to promote innovative pro bono legal work on a local and international scale.
LSFL Law and Legal St.. @LSFL_Law
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Elliot Peters @ellpuk2000
45 Followers 198 Following 20 something year old from the UK. The future looks alright I guess.
Future Justice Projec.. @FutureJusticeP
5 Followers 52 Following The Future Justice Project is a charity which aims to promote a UK criminal justice system that prevents miscarriages of justice.
Brummie Paul @NotEasilyDuped
3K Followers 5K Following Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. Costed plans not slogans. Don't confuse beliefs with facts. Pro-science. Willfully Woke 🇬🇧❤🇪🇺❤️🇺🇦
南青山七丁目行.. @n65_t
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4 Followers 429 Following TN.58மனக்காவலம்பிள்ளை காடைக்குஞ்சு மற்றும் காடை முட்டை மொத்த விற்பனை 🚩மண்பூண்டியா பிள்ளை அதிவிரைவு படை🚩சித்தூர் சுப்பிரமணியபிள்ளை அதிரடி படை 🚩 வ.உ.சி படை
B @B_publiclaw
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Lawyer Bernard George @BVG901
37 Followers 115 Following Lawyer, lecturer, founder of Socrates Training, author.
Citizens Advice Leeds @citaleeds
852 Followers 269 Following Our advice is free, impartial, confidential & open to all Leeds residents. Tel: 0808 278 7878, Mon-Fri 9am-5pm. See website for other ways to access our service
Nhlanhla uYem Yem ka .. @ThamsanqaNhlan9
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Democrat @matterofright
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Human Rights: Case Fo.. @CaseForDefence
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Ollie Thomas @SaidOllie
104 Followers 392 Following MPhil Arts & Education @Cambridge_Uni. Cambridge Trust scholar. Interested in: Refugee film and theatre; postmigrant thought & aesthetics, anti-ethnography.
Pat Livingston @patjvx
72 Followers 1K Following Found different beauties from all US states 😻 Ready for private meetings See nude photos before a date! Watching this https://t.co/Iyi9QTXpRw
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The CBA @TheCriminalBar
39K Followers 5K Following The Criminal Bar Association exists to represent the views of the practising members of the Criminal Bar in England and Wales. RT's not an endorsement.
Max Hardy @MaxJLHardy
18K Followers 183 Following Barrister | TV legal consultant (Mr Bates, Landscapers, Criminal UK, Defending the Guilty) | Legal blogger & media commentator | @KalisherTrust Trustee
Nearly Legal @nearlylegal
31K Followers 2K Following Solicitor. Done housing law since 2006. The Guardian says top 5 for squalor. Legal Aid Housing Lawyer of 2018. ‘Not an academic authority’ - Judge Carr.
Mark George @Mark_George_KC
13K Followers 1K Following Head of @gcnchambers but views my own; Criminal defence, civil liberties/human rights; trustee of @Amicus_ALJ; @HillsboroughLaw supporter; stirrer of discontent
Garden Court Chambers @gardencourtlaw
23K Followers 2K Following Number 1 ranked barristers' specialising in civil liberties, education, human rights, immigration, crime, family, housing & public law. Retweets ≠ endorsements.
CrimeLine @CrimeLineLaw
36K Followers 51 Following Digital knowledge platform for criminal law & regulatory professionals. Editor: Andrew Keogh, barrister
Duchess of Brixton�.. @fufuisonme
8K Followers 4K Following ✝️ Criminal Defence Lawyer @gardencourtlaw. Creole Polyglot. Writer. UN Fellow. Founder @blamcharity @blkprotestlegal|
The Law Society @TheLawSociety
128K Followers 911 Following We promote, protect and support solicitors, the rule of law and justice in England and Wales ⚖️
Alasdair Mackenzie �.. @AlasdairMack66
15K Followers 3K Following Asylum & immigration law. My views not Doughty St. RT ≠ endorse. He/him. "Lawyers have hitherto only interpreted the law. The point however is to change it."
Jennifer Blair @SqueakinglyJen
10K Followers 3K Following Feminist lawyer, classicist, King Arthur fan. Barrister @No5Chambers. Tweets hopefully my own. She/her or they/them pronouns.
Lucy Reed @Familoo
20K Followers 8K Following Family barrister, author @nofamilylawyer, Chair @seethrujustice. Crocheter of unneeded thneeds. “Not really a wine drinker…” Views own, RT not endorsement.
John Hyde @JohnHyde1982
25K Followers 677 Following Deputy news editor for Law Society Gazette. Try to be nice if at all possible. All views my own.
Catherine Baksi @legalhackette
23K Followers 2K Following Barrister now award-winning freelance hack writing for The Brief & law pages @TimesLaw & a @lawsocgazette columnist. Email stories to [email protected]
WICL @WomenInCrimLaw
5K Followers 2K Following Connecting, promoting, inspiring & supporting professional women working across the criminal justice system. Join us using the link below.
Ian Brownhill @CounselTweets
6K Followers 1K Following Barrister @39EssexChambers . Honorary advisor @FindBenNeedham @DamienNettles @OpenJusticeCOP Trustee @SentencingAcad Host @safe_cast
Kirsty Brimelow KC @Kirsty_Brimelow
22K Followers 3K Following Barrister @doughtystreet. CBA Chair 2022-2023. BHRC Chair 2012-2018. Bencher Gray’s Inn.Trustee @wwf_uk. Visiting Prof. Views my own. RTs = engage not endorse.
Mary Aspinall-Miles @MAMBarLife
14K Followers 5K Following A life of Crime has taught it doesn't pay.SNAFU queen.Views personal & private etc.RTs for interest. Elected CBA exec cttee. Joker in the pack.🇬🇧🇹🇹
Public Law Project @publiclawprojct
18K Followers 817 Following Promoting access to justice, upholding the rule of law, ensuring fair systems
Inner Temple Library @inner_temple
12K Followers 726 Following Any opinions expressed here are not those of the Inner Temple. For the Inn’s main account visit @TheInnerTemple
Disabled In Southwark @disabledinlbs
12 Followers 93 Following Ms. B - disabled woman living in the London Borough of Southwark. Mostly complaining about disability injustice in my borough, and beyond. #DisabledInSouthwark
sophia•of•the•C.. @DSEDunn
2K Followers 5K Following Psych clinician (30yrs) practices: interpersonal neurobiology; rinzai zen. Death Shaman. Bi WOMAN 💜🤍💚🏳️🌈Lupus Warrior, LC @LeopardGizmo.bsky.social
Joseph Summers @SoCalledSummers
111 Followers 129 Following Research assistant @publiclawprojct | LLM candidate @LSELaw
BarbriSQE @BarbriSqe
273 Followers 92 Following Prepare for the Solicitors Qualifying Exam with BARBRI's innovative #SQEPrep course.
Junior HLPA @HLPA_Junior
433 Followers 196 Following Junior Housing Law Practitioners' Association. To promote, foster and develop the rights of homeless persons, tenants and others who receive housing services.
Jamie McGowan @jamiejohn39
150 Followers 181 Following @YLALawyers committee | @HF_LawCentre caseworker | @JTenants | emirates library card holder 🤫…. views own
Zoe Bantleman @ZoeBantleman
2K Followers 1K Following legal director @ILPAimmigration • barrister • editor @ImmLawJournal • migration, asylum, nationality & human rights law • tweets are her view
Afzal Khan MP @AfzalKhanMCR
40K Followers 6K Following @UKLabour MP for Manchester Gorton I Casework 👉🏾 [email protected] He/Him | RTs not endorsements
Isaac @isaacabes
181 Followers 318 Following immigration/asylum - @WilsonsLondon | @ylalawyers co-chair views my own
JCWI_union @JCWI_union
407 Followers 48 Following JCWI union | organising with @IWGBunion and @UVWunion at @JCWI_UK
Abigail Rolling @AgentRipley
664 Followers 515 Following Freelance lawyer, writer, comedian. Come see my stand up comedy show #shitlawyer about a dying justice system #lol. Represented by [email protected]
Laura O'Brien @lauraemilyob
498 Followers 513 Following Senior Associate in the Crime Team at Hodge Jones & Allen, Higher Courts Advocate, committee member Youth Practitioners Association, youth & protest specialist
Rebecca Upton @mrsrmathieson
735 Followers 1K Following Mama to twins, married to a chef, and criminal and regulatory barrister #prematurity #chd #TOF #twins #criminalbarrister @mountforduk #Action4Justice #onebar
Helen Mountfield @HelenMountfield
4K Followers 922 Following Principal of Mansfield College Oxford @MansfieldOxford. Barrister, mediator, bystander. Views my own. Re-tweets not necessarily endorsements.
Ahmed Ali @ahmedali_
2K Followers 774 Following Solicitor at @dpg_law focused on public law, civil rights and actions against the police.
ICPR @ICPRtweet
3K Followers 1K Following The Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (ICPR) aims to add to academic knowledge and to improve justice policy and public debate about crime.
Deborah Morgan Tyfiel.. @d_dfb
464 Followers 1K Following Solicitor and lecturer at University of Liverpool Law Clinic. Runs a student SEN free legal advice clinic for parents/carers in Merseyside. views my own.
JustRight Scotland �.. @justrightscot
4K Followers 2K Following We use the law to defend and extend people's rights. Host to @justcitizens
Lee Marsons @LeeGTMarsons
2K Followers 4K Following Interested in administrative law and administrative justice. Senior researcher @publiclawprojct.
Mia Leslie @MiaAJLeslie
444 Followers 1K Following Research Fellow at @publiclawprojct - technology, data protection, immigration, equality | Consultant @TheAccessfulFnd | views my own
Devyani Prabhat @ProfDPrabhat
3K Followers 2K Following Dev-ya-ni is Professor of Law @bristolunilaw & Editor @SLS_Journal Attorney+Alum @nyulaw @nyugsas Birks Prize winner #immigration #citizenship #asylum 📚🎶📝
Betty McCann @BettyMcCann97
151 Followers 809 Following actions against the police trainee solicitor / fan of legal aid, music, justice, books, chips and ABBA (she/her)
jun pang @hyjpang_
4K Followers 4K Following trainee solicitor / previously @libertyhq / trustee @jcwi_uk / she/her / views are my own etc
Joanne Clement KC @Joanne_Clement
2K Followers 1K Following KC at @11KBW, specialising in public law and human rights law
Hostile @hostiledoc
1K Followers 2K Following Doc by Sonita Gale @galeforcefilms uncovering the #HostileEnvironment for migrants in the UK. @BAFTA and @BIFA_Film longlisted. @southlondonfilm award winner
Notts Aspect @nottsaspect
2K Followers 4K Following Our publication focuses on all of what's good in #Nottinghamshire ,combining various features, articles and interviews on different aspects of life in #Notts
Patrick McCann @Patmac6827
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The City of London La.. @TheCLLS
1K Followers 720 Following The CLLS is the professional representative body for solicitors and law firms in the City.
Kaya Kannan @kayakannan
109 Followers 402 Following British Tamil. Most tweets are around women's rights, disability rights and access to justice. Any views are my own and RT are not endorsements :)
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Nadia O'Mara @NadiaMayOM
909 Followers 3K Following Barrister at Garden Court Chambers. On the rare occasion I express a view on here, it is probably mine. She/her
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157 Followers 221 Following 🏳️🌈 She/they 🌱 Plant based life form ⚖️ Advocate: personally and professionally (but this account is personal so they’re only my humble views)
Disability News Servi.. @johnpringdns
30K Followers 5K Following John Pring: editor/founder of Disability News Service; author of The Department, to be published by @PlutoBooks, August 2024; disabled journalist; autistic.
Marie Paris @marieajparis
563 Followers 840 Following Housing and social welfare barrister @doughtystreet. Exec committee member of @HLPA_Junior. Big fan of legal aid and law centres. Views my own.
Yogi Amin @YogiAminIM1
483 Followers 529 Following Lawyer and head of public law and human rights at law firm Irwin Mitchell @irwinmitchell. Trustee of Royal Mencap Society @mencap. All opinions are my own.
Olliers Solicitors @ollierssltd
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Michele O'Leary🕷 @Leary6Shell
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Lucie Wibberley @LucieWibberley
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Afghanistan & Central.. @A_CAA
5K Followers 1K Following Providing integration support to refugees in UK & humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan | @QueensAwardVS 2018 | Established 2001
Stonewall @stonewalluk
258K Followers 3K Following We imagine a world where all lesbian, gay, bi, trans, queer, questioning and ace (LGBTQ+) people are free to be ourselves 🌈
Jill O'Leary 🧡 @Leary5Leary
506 Followers 2K Following GP working in refugee health based in London & Brighton. Lead GP @HelenBamber. Counter-trafficking/modern slavery trainer @VITA_Network.
Kirsty-Louise Stuart @MrsArcticride
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Today at the United Nations 🇺🇳 I raised my ongoing concerns on the exclusion and erasure of Black/Creole languages and the prosecution and policing of the use of Black Language critique words like “Coon/Coconut et al” and Rap music. . I ended my intervention with our daily…
9 of our team met local MP @ThangamMP yesterday and discussion covered challenges our communities face, and we have in helping them; within asylum, housing, PIP, triage ++ Access to legal advice is vital for a democratic society, but increasingly not available - affecting us all
Racialised people suffer some of the most violent and neglectful deaths in state custody. Yet inquests rarely address the potential role of racism. @JUSTICEhq and @INQUEST_ORG want to change this. It was a genuine honour to contribute. 📖inquest.org.uk/achieving-raci…
YLAL's submission to RoCLA includes calls for; - an immediate (significant) increase in legal aid rates, - a commitment to broaden eligibility and scope, - urgent steps to guarantee the accessibility, diversity, and viability of the sector. 🧵 (1/9) gov.uk/guidance/civil…
No surprises here but will govt heed @NAOorguk warning on #legalaid? "MoJ must ensure that access to legal aid, a core element of access to justice, is supported by a sustainable and resilient legal aid market, where capacity meets demand." nao.org.uk/reports/govern…
"MoJ should work with providers and representative bodies to establish a workforce strategy that considers the pipeline of future legal aid lawyers and their training to ensure future supply is sufficient to meet its objectives for access to justice"
There needs to be a more proactive approach to ensure legal aid is available to all those who should be able to access it. Until then, @MoJGovUK cannot demonstrate that it is meeting its core objectives or securing value for money. Read our report 👇 nao.org.uk/reports/govern…
state of the civil legal aid sector and the Law Society's judicial review win on criminal legal aid in January make it very clear that the legal aid scheme has gone badly wrong and needs urgent funding and change.
Thorough job by NAO on this legal aid review, noting shortages of advice, geographical advice deserts, providers unable to afford to do legal aid work, and @MoJGovUK failing to research unmet need (and citing my research). This combined with the PA Consulting report on the
There needs to be a more proactive approach to ensure legal aid is available to all those who should be able to access it. Until then, @MoJGovUK cannot demonstrate that it is meeting its core objectives or securing value for money. Read our report 👇 nao.org.uk/reports/govern…
Cameron Neilson of @JTenants and @YLALawyers co-chair @jamiejohn39 look at the hows and whys of claiming rent repayment orders lag.org.uk/?id=215011 @LegalActionGrp
In the wake of national scandal, it is indeed vital to "ensure that those who are fighting miscarriages of justice have access to legal aid." #PostOfficeScandal Unfortunately, there is a shocking lack of legal aid in the UK - especially for vulnerable groups like asylum seekers
“For my constituent who lost his post office… no amount of compensation can undo the wrong that has been done” Labour’s Lisa Nandy says there is a “pattern” of ordinary people being dismissed in cases like the Post Office scandal #bbcqt bit.ly/48OvNuz
Is a National Legal Service the answer to the #legalaid crisis? PLP's @SoCalledSummers spoke at a thought-provoking event by @YLALawyers last night about what a nationalised legal service would really look like. Here's his article from earlier this year: lag.org.uk/article/214247…
YLAL's event on a National Legal Service is just about to kick off! We're at Portcullis House with @MonidipaFouzder (@lawsocgazette), @joseph_kelen (@JuniorLabLaw), @SoCalledSummers (@publiclawprojct), @RohiniJanaLAPG (@APPGJustice & @WeAreLAPG) and our co-chair @isaacabes.
Thank you @YLALawyers for inviting me to chair what I found to be a really interesting discussion about a National Legal Service. Had I been there in my capacity as a journo, I would have filled a whole notebook!
YLAL's event on a National Legal Service is just about to kick off! We're at Portcullis House with @MonidipaFouzder (@lawsocgazette), @joseph_kelen (@JuniorLabLaw), @SoCalledSummers (@publiclawprojct), @RohiniJanaLAPG (@APPGJustice & @WeAreLAPG) and our co-chair @isaacabes.
🚨 Big news!🚨 High Court grants permission in test case challenging the lack of legal aid for school exclusion appeals. 2 day final hearing in March 2024. Watch this space! Great team work @CCLCUK, GCC and the @EHRC #SchoolInclusionProject
📣High Court grants permission in test case challenging the lack of legal aid for #SchoolExclusion appeals Stephanie Harrison KC & @OlliePersey of the GC #EducationLaw Team, I/B Sabrina Simpson & Abigail Hands (@Coram). The claim is supported by @EHRC. tinyurl.com/j97s2jtz
Please come and join us in Parliament at our next London meeting on Tuesday 12 December 2023! Reserve your spot now: eventbrite.co.uk/e/is-a-nationa…
Hugely inspiring to address new cohort of @YLALawyers committee members just now; so happy that this organisation which we set up over 18 years ago is not only surviving but thriving. Sadly, needed more than ever to keep #legalaid going
“IF YOU ARE NOT ALREADY AN ACTIVIST LAWYER - I URGE YOU TO BECOME ONE!” @JacquiMckenzie6 @LeighDay_Law “WE MUST SAFEGUARD HUMAN RIGHTS… We must be part of the struggle and Dispel the myth that your rights are being trampled by others … … No place for complacency” !”…
This new report by @BIDdetention reveals the challenges of applying for exceptional case funding for immigration cases for those that cannot access legal aid. Read here: orlo.uk/jPHLG
One week today! Join us Tue 28 Nov 5-7pm for our Careers Fair event! We are delighted to welcome @DaniellaLock @MURRAYHUNT @AliceLIrving Arabella Lang & Kabir Joshi. More info: law.ox.ac.uk/content/event/…… @OxfordLawFac @MansfieldOxford @OxBHRNetwork @OxHRH @oxfordPIL @amnestyoxsoc
Interested in a career in human rights law? Join our Careers Fair Tues 28 Nov 5-7pm @MansfieldOxford to meet @DaniellaLock @MURRAYHUNT @AliceLIrving Arabella Lang & Kabir Joshi. More info: law.ox.ac.uk/content/event/… @OxfordLawFac @OxLWOB @OxBHRNetwork @OxHRH @oxfordPIL @amnestyoxsoc
Next week @YLALawyers will be marking 10 years of LASPO at @BJCSolicitors, our housing solicitor @SiobhanTWard & colleagues from @gmlawcentre will be discussing the impact of cuts and working in the #LegalAid sector. Register below to attend! eventbrite.co.uk/e/10-years-of-…
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