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“While this is progress, we know that many families are still facing long delays for an assessment"

Devon County Council has halted its consultation on proposed cuts to services for adults with learning disabilities after a legal challenge by Mencap

Leading legal software innovator Zylpha (www.zylpha.com) has announced the launch of its new ‘Innovation Awards’. The annual Awards scheme will acknowledge and recognise the legal practice...

London based public law and human rights practice, Rook Irwin Sweeney, has proved the value of Zylpha’s electronic bundling software when preparing bundles for the High Court. The software is be...

Retired Court of Appeal judge Sir Peter Gross is leading the  promised review of the 20-year-old act, which will report in the summer. The review’s call for evidence was the subject of a Young Legal Aid Lawyers event this week. Highlighting the importance of public legal education, Bristol Law Centre solicitor Barbara Likulunga told the event that there was a lack of understanding on how much the Human Rights Act affects people on the ground. ‘The law in itself is so complicated, it’s not accessible… When we talk to people, it’s our job to translate it. But when people come throug...