LegalVoice

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[LegalVoice @LegalVoiceUK]

'LASPO has not just failed, it has caused untold damage to our justice system and to access to justice': Andrew Walker QC of @thebarcouncil https://t.co/1XTw4Ypqqe

[LegalVoice @LegalVoiceUK]

Legal Aid Agency faces challenge over refusal to back rough sleepers: @libertyhq argues @LegalAidAgency’s refusal makes it ‘near-impossible' for homeless people 'cruelly targeted by Public Space Protection Orders #PSPO to enforce basic human rights’. https://t.co/jURX3V6VmJ…

[Public Interest Law Centre. @publiclawcentre]

Big thanks to @LegalVoiceUK for running this piece and giving @_PILUNIT and @HousingActionSL a shout out

[LegalVoice @LegalVoiceUK]

‘Even when people know their rights, enforcing them is another matter’: Latest in @JAusterity series on a successful legal challenge by @_PILUNIT & @HousingActionSL helping families out of unlawful overcrowded accommodation https://t.co/cxOJTm3k0i

[LegalVoice @LegalVoiceUK]

Why is the public info about legal rights, mediation so complex and full of jargon and legalease? @rachaeljblakey of @CardiffLaw for our @JAusterity project on the role of family mediation increased in the context of the 2013 #LASPO cuts. https://t.co/dXt9htaTuy

[Law Centres Network @LawCentres]

"The best part is knowing your work is meaningful and you are helping people": read about @HackneyLawCentr's lovely #Justice1stFellow @LonckeMark - just the kind of guy you want helping you!

[LegalVoice @LegalVoiceUK]

'Free housing advice saved my life': Mark McDonald-Loncke, a solicitor at @HackneyLawCentr, on being a @The_LEF Justice First Fellow. Legal heroes are Michael Mansfield QC and @ndphmathews https://t.co/OxF4hipdH6

[LegalVoice @LegalVoiceUK]

Justice in a time of Austerity project goes live. A collaboration between @JusticeGap & @DrDanielNewman of @CardiffLaw. @LegalVoiceUK will be running articles. Follow @JAusterity for updates. Read about it here: https://t.co/WWXkIrG6Ni

[LegalVoice @LegalVoiceUK]

Trust between the profession and MoJ hanging by 'a fraying threat', says CBA chair. Ministry's promise for £15m 'not good enough' (& only delivers £8.6m in 2016/17) https://t.co/Bwi6qfM3oW

[LegalVoice @LegalVoiceUK]

'If justice was a tin of beans, how would it be branded?'Justice Week - which this yr replaces Pro Bono week - kicks off with a debate abt how justice can be 're-branded'. https://t.co/svshtu25RS

[LegalVoice @LegalVoiceUK]

‘The moment must be seized before it is too late’: @KarenPBuckMP's debate on the LASPO review https://t.co/btai0I3u2T

[LegalVoice @LegalVoiceUK]

Finally, some much needed housing law advice in Suffolk: Good news from @SuffolkLCAudrey on how Suffolk Law Centre has just appointed a housing law specialist - and how the LASPO review nds to lk at the contracting regime https://t.co/H85ZsR7Ij6

[LegalVoice @LegalVoiceUK]

A new initiative from Lucy @scottmoncrieff, @TheLawSociety & @Law_Works to promote access to justice by equipping hundreds of community groups with ground-breaking IT. Find out more about the @jeanieproject https://t.co/dmi6qCWmLb & support them https://t.co/rLTMtdWyyg

[Jenny Beck @BeckFitzgerald]

@LegalVoiceUK @LALYawards What an inspirational evening . All the finalists and winners were quite amazing .

[LegalVoice @LegalVoiceUK]

‘Without legal aid lawyers, access to justice is an empty phrase’: Report and pix from last night's brilliant @LALYawards #LALY18 https://t.co/nIIdUj6Q8i

[Laura Janes @LauraJanes_UK]

HUGE congratulations to Aika Stephenson @Justforkidslaw wins her SECOND @LALYawards (the first was for young legal aid lawyer in 2007) for her astounding work defending children in trouble; her son is here to see her get the award #LALY18

[Sue James @sue_james1]

Brilliant! So proud of everyone at @EalingLawCentre https://t.co/upkP6Co6MR

[David Gilmore @DavidLGilmore]

Great start to the LALY awards ceremony with a lovely speech being made by Jenny Beck.
Nice to hear her acknowledging the Justice First Fellows #LALY18 and so many other inspiring stories including Law Centres JR victory

[LegalVoice @LegalVoiceUK]

Excitement mounts at this years legsl aid oscars! Good luck to all shortlisted #LALY18

[LegalVoice @LegalVoiceUK]

'You need to be personable. Young people see lawyers as scary and stuffy. You have to work to dispel stereotypes.' @The_LEF Justice First Fellow Jenna Hall on what makes a good legal aid lawyer https://t.co/zTclEOJ1eg