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Immigration tribunal appeals: £60 for eight hours’ work?
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on Aug 2020
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The exceptionally low legal aid fee for an online procedure for appeals in the FtT (Immigration and...
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Controversial former minister to head judicial review panel
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on Aug 2020
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Lord Faulks QC, who served as a justice minister from 2013 to 2016, will chair a panel to examine...
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Justice Committee evaluates impact of pandemic crisis measures on legal profession and courts
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on Aug 2020
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Two recently published reports by the Justice Committee have highlighted the crisis that the legal...
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No pets, no smokers … no DSS?
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Tessa Buchanan (view page)
on Jul 2020
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In a recent case in the County Court at York, the judge declared a ‘no housing benefit’...
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LALYs 2020: a virtual coming together of one community of social justice lawyers
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on Jul 2020
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On 7 July, hundreds of supporters watched the first ever virtual Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards...
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Coronavirus fixed penalty notices: time to review
Pippa Woodrow (view page)
on Jul 2020
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A review of FPNs is the only means to secure justice for those who have been issued them unlawfully.
Tags Legal Action - Jul/Aug 2020COVID-19Police misconductCoronavirus legislationFixed penalty notices
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Bringing anti-racism into the courtroom
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Abimbola Johnson (view page)
on Jul 2020
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The wider criminal justice system needs to reflect on its own role in perpetuating racism.
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